Hi, Chrisss,
Maybe $.getScript is what you looking for.
say, there is a hello.js with content:
alert("hello");
when you invoke $.getScript("hello.js") , scripts in hello.js will be
eval and execute. for more details about $.getScript you can checkout
the api doc
On Jul 21, 12:57 am, Chrisss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if jQuery can be used to load javascript dynamically,
> on an as-needed basis. Here is the problem I have:
>
> I want to load a page with as little javascript as possible. When
> someone clicks on an item that requires some javascript functionality,
> I want it to load a javascript function from an external file and then
> execute it.
>
> While there is some simple javascript I've found that can do this kind
> of thing by appending the script to the DOM, it can't do things in
> order. For instance, I want to load the function, and then execute it.
> To do so, the javascript has to have some way to check if the funciton
> exists. I don't like the idea of doing a time-out loop, so I was
> wondering if jQuery has something built in for this kind of thing.
>
> Thank you!
> Chris
