Hang on...now that I look at it, I think I understand #4. Is this
line:
var $this = $(this), size = $this.attr('href'), toggle = $('.' +
size);
the same as these lines:
var $this = $(this)
var size = $this.attr('href')
var toggle = $('.' + size);
?
On Sep 1, 9:41 am, Andy Matthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Klaus...
>
> A few questions.
>
> 1) I'm assuming from your reply that there's no way to do this with
> plain ole hover/toggle then?
>
> 2) What is a closure?
>
> 3) Is there any performance hit when doing .each (then toggle) versus
> just doing .toggle?
>
> 4) Can you explain this line please?
> var $this = $(this), size = $this.attr('href'), toggle = $('.' +
> size);
>
> On Sep 1, 4:43 am, Klaus Hartl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Andy Matthews wrote:
> > > Is there a way to pass arguments from one anonymous function, (in
> > > either Toggle, or Hover) to the second? Ideally I'd like to be able to
> > > pass in whatever variables I choose, but I'd settle for being able to
> > > pass in $(this), the item that triggered the event.
>
> > > Here's the code:
>
> > > // I have a set of links which show/hide items on a chart
> > > $('a.display').toggle(function(){
> > > var size = $(this).attr('href');
> > > $('.' + size).hide();
> > > },function(size ){ // can I pass "size" through to this second
> > > function?
> > > $('.' + size).show();
> > > });
>
> > > Anyone? If this is possible, then it needs to become part of the API
> > > docs because I can't find it anywhere on the site.
>
> > Closures are your friend:
>
> > $('a.display').each(function() {
> > var $this = $(this), size = $this.attr('href'), toggle = $('.' + size);
> > $this.toggle(function() {
> > toggle.hide();
> > }, function() {
> > toggle.show();
> > });
>
> > });
>
> > HTH
>
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