How can I set a Global Variable from within a function?
$(document).ready(function() {
var option = '';
$([name=select_option_selected]).change(function() {
var option = $(this).val();
alert(option); // Example: Foo
});
alert(option); // Need it to alert Foo from the above change function
});
Declare it outside the scope of your jQuery onready
var option = '';
$(document).ready(function() {
$([name=select_option_selected]).change(function() {
option = $(this).val();
alert(option); // Example: Foo
});
alert(option); //This will never be Foo since option isn't set until that select list changes
});
if you want to initialize this to the current selected value try this:
var option = ;
var $select_option_selected = null;
$(function() {
$select_option_selected = $([name='select_option_selected'])
$select_option_selected.change(function() {
option = $(this).val();
});
option = $select_option_selected.val();
});
