Question

I have a variable declared:

var recent;

And I wrote a function which needs the variable passed into it. However, I believe what is happening is the variable is being passed as a string. The var is represented by thisVar:

function detachVariable(thisDiv, thisVar, fileName) {

    //Check if this section is visible:
    if($(thisDiv + " li").length > 0) {
        $(thisDiv).prepend(thisVar);
    } else {

        //If variable does not have content stored, store it:
        if(thisVar === undefined) {

            $("#site-nav li a").parents().removeClass("nav-active");
            $(this).addClass("nav-active");
            $(thisDiv + " ul.top-level").load('assets/includes/' + thisFile, function () {
                $(this).show().siblings().hide();
                ajaxAudioController();
            });

            //If variable has content, show it:
        } else {
            $("#site-nav li a").parents().removeClass("nav-active");
            $(this).addClass("nav-active");
            $(thisDiv).prepend(thisVar);
        }
    }

}

My click function:

$("#site-nav .nav1").on("click", function (event) {
    detachVariable("#recent", "recent", "recent.php");
    event.preventDefault();
});

Is there a way I can pass my variable into the function?

Answer 1

If I understood correctly.. all you have to do is remove the quotes around recent.. see below,

detachVariable("#recent", recent, "recent.php"); //removed quotes