Question

I’m adding some functionality to an existing function. I need to insert an additional step in the middle of the current routine. I know how to go to the 2nd function but I don’t know what to do to return to the main function once the 2nd routine completes.

function step1(){
    perform ajax call to see if student is assigned to a project
    step1_subfunction()
    //  wait here until step1_subfunction is done
    do some more stuff with response from user
}

function step1_subfunction(){
    prompt user via jQuery dialog, 'Add or move employee to the project?'
    //  return to step1 with answer returned from user and resume
}

I’d google this but I don’t know if this “process” has a name. Back in my days of COBOL, we called this gosub.

UPDATED:
Step1 performs an ajax call to see if an employee has been assigned to a project. If the response.status = ‘Assigned’, the user will be asked via a jQuery dialog box, “Do you want to copy or move the employee to this project?”. The jQuery dialog box will be step1_subroutine. The answer will be passed back to the step1 function. The remaining part of step1 will simply be to place a value in a hidden text field of “copy” or “move”.

Answer 1

What you have will perform what you are describing, but may not make the data from the user available to function step1() without a return in function step1_subfunction(). Below I’ve modified your example code to demonstrate the passing of values back.

function step1(){
   //do some stuff
   var returnValFromFunction = step1_subfunction();
   //  wait here until step1_subfunction is done
   //  Now use returnValFromFunction, it contains the information from the user
   do some more stuff with response from user
}

function step1_subfunction(){
    prompt user for some information
   //  return to step1 with information returned from user and resume
   return userResponse;
}