help calling a JAvascript function

sharijl · #1 (**permalink**) 02-11-06, 08:40 AM

I am trying to update my phpbb forum with a sidebar using the XPwidget script from dhtmlgoodies.com found here found here.

I have put the appropriate scripting in the body and header as indicated but the javascript is the problem because all I get is a blue column with some text.

according to the site I need to "call the function "initDhtmlgoodies_xpPane" to initialize the panes." In the details there is an example:

<script type="text/javascript">
/*
Arguments to function
1) Array of titles
2) Array indicating initial state of panels(true = expanded, false = not expanded )
3) Array of cookie names used to remember state of panels
*/
initDhtmlgoodies_xpPane(Array('File and Folder Tasks','Other places','Details'),Array(true,true,false),Array('p ane1','pane2','pane3'));
</script>

but I don't know how to do this. I tried adding that scrip below the HTML and it is not working. How do I call the javascript to bring the page to life? (do I need to create a java file separate from my html page or is there something I need to add to the html page?)

TwoD · #2 (**permalink**) 02-11-06, 01:51 PM

To call a function in JavaScript, you simply do functionName(argument1,argument2,argument3,...).

As the help says on the page, you need to send three arrays as arguments to the function initDhtmlgoodies_xpPane.
These shuld be in the form of arrays, which is what the Array(...) parts are for.
The first array contains all the names for your panels. I assume that the first name corresponds to the first <div> element with the class dhtmlgoodies_panel.
The second array contains the state of these panels. The length of this array must probably be the same as the length of the first array. So specify true or false for each one of your panels.
The third array is used if you want to use cookies to make the panels remember if the user left them open or not when leaving the page.

Then just add the piece of code you posted (with your arguments instead of the example of course) to the end of your content inside the <body> tag. That will make the browser parse the script, execute the function, which in turn will use the arguments you supplied to render the panels.

It's all in the page you linked to. If you want more detailed help, there's not much anyone can do without seeing your code. Otherwise there's no way of knowing what's missing.

sharijl · #3 (**permalink**) 02-11-06, 07:21 PM

thanks for your comments. I guess over all I just did not understand all the information that was provided on the site. I am going to go thorugh the links you provided and read up a little on javascript then I am sure it will click. If you say it is all there.

TwoD · #4 (**permalink**) 02-12-06, 01:31 PM

No problem. It takes a while to get used to thinking in certain patterns, you'll get the hang of it soon.