Jakob,
>I've written a javascript class in which there is a function which
>makes a ajax request.
>
>But the callback function of this $.ajax don't know the objects
>variables. Why is that.
>
>It looks something like this:
>
>function FileView(fbId, rootFolder, showFolders, type) {
>
> this.tmpVar = 'somuch';
>
> FileView.prototype.choseFolder = function(folderId, type,
>showFolders)
> {
> alert(this.tmpVar); // displays somuch
>
> $.ajax({ type: "POST",
> url: "file.php",
> data: "actions",
> success: function(msg) {
> alert(this.tmpVar); // displays undefined
> }
> });
> }
>}
>
>What am I doing wrong. It could be something with my class - it's the
>first time I'm doing oop in javascript.
The reference to "this" changes when inside the callback. You'll need to
store "this.tmpVar" into a private variable:
this.tmpVar = 'somuch';
var privateTmpVar = this.tmpVar;
Now you should be able alert the variable privateTmpVar in your success
callback.
-Dan
