jQuery: applying plugin using a string

Question

i wrote a jquery plugin which i'm applying like this:

div.myPlugin1();

now i want to apply it dynamically using a string:

var number = 1;
var plugin_name = "myPlugin"+number;
div[plugin_name]();

too bad this doesn't work.

Any ideas?

Amadan · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-28 01:37:46Z

4

div[plugin_name].call(div);

or

div[plugin_name].apply(div);

(they differ in the way they use parameters, but behave the same for no-parameter methods)

answered Nov 28, 2012 at 1:37

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6 Comments

ahren Over a year ago

oops, check your answer ;-) You've doubled up.

ahren Over a year ago

Yeah, written the same thing twice.

Amadan Over a year ago

Doh... meant to say apply. Thanks.

Madbreaks Over a year ago

I always get confused by the first argument - is it needed? Rather, when is it needed? I understand what it's supposed to do (specify the target object of the function call).

Amadan Over a year ago

@Madbreaks: The first argument is assigned to this inside the function.

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