Re: FN-FORUM Dynamically creating links from arrays

date posted 18th April 2001 15:20

Thanks Dave Ecky and Ruth,

I solved the problem with the following:



WriteLinksScript



var arr1= Array("aa.html","ab.html","ac.html","ad.html","ae.html");
var arr2= Array("linkNameA","linkNameB","linkNameC","linkNameD","linkNameE");
function writeLinks() {
for (i=0;ipeter,
>
>instead of 2 arrays couldnt you use an array of objects?
>
>function linx(url, txt){
>
>//contructor for linx object
> this.url=url;
> this.txt=txt;
>
>}
>
>arrLinx=new Array
>
>//create array of linx objects
>
>arrLinx[0]=new linx('www.site1.com', 'site1')
>arrLinx[1]=new linx('www.site2.com', 'site2')
>.........
>
>function writeout(){
>
>//display array of objects/properties
>
> for (a=0;a document.write ("href='"+arrLinx[a].url+"'>"+arrLinx[a].txt+"");
>
>}
>
>been a while since i programmed javascript in this manner so it may need
>some bashing around but the basic idea should work.
>
>a better way would be using a db and outputting server side of course.
>
>hth
>
>dave ecky
>
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>----- Original Message -----
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>Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 7:34 AM
>Subject: FN-FORUM Dynamically creating links from arrays
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>
>> I have two arrays. One array is a list of text strings, the other
>> array is a list of URLs.
>>
>> I need to dynamically create a page of links from these two arrays
>> when the page is downloaded to the browser.
>>
>> I'm sure it can be done in JavaScript as David Flanagan's O'reilly
>> Javascript book shows (section 14.6 Links), but I'm having problems
>> getting it working.
>>
>> Anyone had any experience with this kind of situation?
>>
>> peter
>> www.petersmall.net
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