[jQuery] Help populating an array via JSON

[Mike Miller]

Hi,

I have a javascript function as follows:

function StateSuggestions() {

this.states =[];

$j.getJSON("client/ajax/getMedList.php", function(data){
        alert("inside getJSON" + data.length);

        this.states = data;

        alert(this.states.length); //Value says 10

        for (i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
                alert("test" + i);

        }
});

        alert(this.states.length); // Length here is 0

}

I want to populate the this.states array with data being retrieved by
the getJSON call...however it appears that the value of this.states is
different depending on whether or not you are inside the JSON call or
outside of it...not sure why...

M