I do load it immediately, but I have other functions which rely on the
data being loaded, and currently they are firing before the getJSON
function is completed. I need some way to check that the data has been
loaded before executing those functions. I'm sure there's some sort of
event I should be checking, Ijust don't know which/how.
On Aug 22, 2:52 pm, GLP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just load your JSON data as early as possible. What are you waiting
> for to not load the data immediately after the 'document is ready' ?
>
> cbandes schreef:
>
> > Hi -
>
> > I have a simple json file which contains a list of key/path pairs, the
> > idea is that I will use this to update the links in a nav menu.
>
> > In order to do this, I am usinggetJSONto load and parse the data,
> > like so:
>
> > var pathAssoc = new Array();
> > var pathVar = null;
>
> > function getPathData(){
> > $.getJSON("js/paths.js", function(data){ //gets the json object
> > //alert(data.paths[1].name);
> > //pathArray = data.paths; //creates an array out of our
> > returned
> > data
> > for( var i in data.paths){
> > var name = data.paths[i].name;
> > var path = data.paths[i].path;
> > pathAssoc[name]=path;
> > }
> > if((page!="")&&(path!="")){
> > restoreLocation();
> > }
> > });
> > }
>
> > My problem is that since it's an asynchronous request, other functions
> > are trying to access pathAssoc before it is ready. What event should I
> > be using/listening for in order to make sure pathAssoc is populated
> > before continuing?
>
> > Current dependent functions:
>
> > function getPagePath(name){
> > pathVar = pathAssoc[name];
> > }
>
> > So if I call getPagePath() before getPathData() is finished,
> > everything (predictably) breaks...
