How to run jQuery Method from String

Question

Let's say we have the following jQuery plugins

$.accordion();
$.button();

and in a script we have the following code:

var plg = "accordion";

$('selector').plg();

plg = 'button';

$('selector').plg();

The above example, ofcource doesn't work. But is there a way to do something similar, without the usage of eval() ?

Can I execute jQuery plugins from variable ?

Roko C. Buljan · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-03 10:07:24Z

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Sure you can!

var plg = "accordion";

$('selector')[plg]();

answered Nov 3, 2012 at 10:07

Roko C. Buljan

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KodeFor.Me Over a year ago

That was the correct answer :) It works fine ! I will check it as correct in 3 minutes :) Thanks a lot

elclanrs · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-03 10:07:12Z

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If what you want is to make an alias for that function you can just assign it, no need for a string or eval:

var plg = $.accordion;

$('selector').plg();

answered Nov 3, 2012 at 10:07

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KodeFor.Me Over a year ago

This is not wat I need. I want to run my plugin from a variable name. In example var plg = "pluginname"; $('selector').plg(); Is it posible to make the same thing like var plg = $."pluginname"; ?

elclanrs Over a year ago

Mmmm, it wasn't very clear by your question, but roXon's answer seems to be what you're looking for.

KodeFor.Me Over a year ago

Thanks for your response anyway :)

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