_setGlobal/_getGlobal with _getText

rj412

Need extra eyes to validate why the following does not work.
It is a syntax error of _setGlobal with _getText?

tried the following with no success:

/*

---

_setGlobal("Dinner", _getText(_div("Menu For Tonight")));
if ( (_getGlobal("Dinner")) == "Chicken" ) {
orderMore();
} else {
leaveNow();
}

---

*/

result above always proceeds to leaveNow()

narayan

Hi rj412,

_getGlobal has to be used in a particular way to make it work. In your case, you would need

_setGlobal("Dinner", _getText(_div("Menu For Tonight"))); 
if ( _condition(_getGlobal("Dinner") == "Chicken") ) { 
   orderMore();
} else {
   leaveNow();
}

_setGlobal and _getGlobal are deprecated. You need not use it in this case. You could do the following:

// Option 1
if (_getText(_div("Menu For Tonight")) == "Chicken"){
   orderMore();
} else {
   leaveNow();
}

or

// Option 2
var $menu;
_set($menu, _getText(_div("Menu For Tonight")));
if ($menu == "Chicken"){
   orderMore();
} else {
   leaveNow();
}

or

// Option 3
if (_condition(_getText(_div("Menu For Tonight")) == "Chicken")){
   orderMore();
} else {
   leaveNow();
}

Option 1 is the preferred way.

Regards,
Narayan

rj412

Thanks Narayan.
But I cant use any of the options #1,#2,#3 given above.
My global var is only available from the portal.
So the getGlobal is called from a different window.