Call javascript function which name is in variable [duplicate]

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The problem is next: Assume that we have a select. Onchange event we need to call some function, but name of this function kept in variable. How to call this function ?

See this answer here. stackoverflow.com/questions/359788/… — Andrew Winter
– Andrew Winter, Commented Jul 29, 2011 at 9:35

Adriano Carneiro · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-29 18:27:45Z

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window[name]()

You can call functions by name reference by selecting them as a property of window and executing them

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Adriano Carneiro · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-29 18:27:11Z

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have you tried variableName(); ?

We often pass around callback functions, which might look something like this

function doSomething(callbackFunction){
    // some happy code
    callbackFunction()
}

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2 Comments

Ray Toal Over a year ago

Actually, the OP said the name of the function is in the variable, not (a reference to) the function itself.

Dave Hilditch Over a year ago

this is what I was looking for - came up on Google for my search

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