> From: SLR > > First off, I apologize if this is too "noobie" a question or > has been answered somewhere else (I can't find it anywhere). > I'm new to jQuery, and I'm trying to learn some basics.
No question is too "noobie". Welcome aboard! :-) > Anyways, I'm stumped on the following. > > How can I convert this to jQuery? > > var links = ... // Holds an array/ > collection of links > function myfuction(param){...} // Just a generic function that > accepts a parameter > > for(i=0; i< links.length; i++) > { > links[i].onclick = myfuction(i); // note that the fuction > is being passed the loop control variable } > > Basically, all I want to do is have the links pass their > "reference number" to a function. Is myfunction supposed to be a click event handler itself, or is it a function that returns another function which is the click handler? You're calling myfunction immediately, so it can't be a click handler. > So far, I got something like this: > > $("a").each($(this), function(){ > .click(function(){ ... }); > } > > At this point, I have no idea where to go. Does the each > method have anything similar to a "loop control" variable? > I'm sure I can find a work around (ie: number assign each > link a number via the rel attribute) but I'd rather learn the > correct way that trying to fake it. That code won't work at all. I would suggest reading the doc page on .each(): http://docs.jquery.com/Core/each#callback But be advised that this page has several errors in it. (I'll clean it up when I get some time if no one else gets to it first.) If you just want the loop index, it's passed to the .each() callback as the first parameter: $('a').each( function( i ){ // 'i' is the loop index $(this).click(function(){ // You can use 'i' directly in this code }); }); But is the loop index that useful here? I'm trying to picture what you might do with it. There may be a better way to do this - if you could say more about your application, someone may have a suggestion. -Mike