Javascript - Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ) when calling a function

Question

I am wanting to add a callback to some code.

Here is the code before hand:

var htmlParent2 = $('#testnohtml');
setHtml("/objects/data.html", htmlParent2);
$('#text', htmlParent2).html("test text");  

function setHtml(url, parent)
{
    $.get( url, function( data ) {
      parent.html( data );
    });
}

Here is what I have written:

var htmlParent2 = $('#testnohtml');
setHtml("/objects/data.html", htmlParent2, function(result))
{
  $('#text', htmlParent2).html("test text");    
}

function setHtml(url, parent, callback)
{
    $.get( url, function( data ) {
      parent.html( data );
    });
}

I am getting the following error:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token )

At this line of code:

setHtml("/objects/data.html", htmlParent2, function(result))

Can someone please help me with the correct syntax?

Yeah, function(result) is missing {}

Bhojendra Rauniyar
– Bhojendra Rauniyar

2015-06-24 05:15:05 +00:00
Commented Jun 24, 2015 at 5:15 — Bhojendra Rauniyar
– Bhojendra Rauniyar, Commented Jun 24, 2015 at 5:15
Don't forget to call callback()

Phil
– Phil

2015-06-24 05:16:38 +00:00
Commented Jun 24, 2015 at 5:16 — Phil
– Phil, Commented Jun 24, 2015 at 5:16

Anik Islam Abhi · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-24 05:14:21Z

3

Try like this

setHtml("/objects/data.html", htmlParent2, function(result)
{
  $('#text', htmlParent2).html("test text");    
});

answered Jun 24, 2015 at 5:14

Anik Islam Abhi

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Arun P Johny · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-24 05:19:01Z

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Apart from the syntax error, just passing a callback is not enough, you also need to invoke it

var htmlParent2 = $('#testnohtml');
setHtml("/objects/data.html", htmlParent2, function (result) { //fix the syntax issue here
    $('#text', htmlParent2).html("test text");
})

function setHtml(url, parent, callback) {
    $.get(url, function (data) {
        parent.html(data);
        callback(); //you need to call the callback here
    });
}

answered Jun 24, 2015 at 5:19

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Vishnu Prasad · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-24 05:18:38Z

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The ( will come after } brackets.

setHtml("/objects/data.html", htmlParent2, function(result)
{
  $('#text', htmlParent2).html("test text");    
});

answered Jun 24, 2015 at 5:18

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