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luckybutt1987
msg:4375198 | 7:47 pm on Oct 16, 2011 (gmt 0) |
hello i am new in javascript.
i need a function that works like this.
function my()
{
var ranNum= [b]some function here that give me step by step number on every call i.e on 1st call to my() it make number 1 and on second call it make number 2. i dont need random.[/b]
if (ranNum == 1){
document.write('<p>1</p>');
}
if (ranNum == 2){
document.write('<p>2</p>');
}
}
also one thing more that on the first call must number 1 should generate and on 2nd call must number 2 should generate and after a givin limit its start again from 1 .
Please help me i cant figure it out.
thank you
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daveVk
msg:4375284 | 1:57 am on Oct 17, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Welcome, something like this.
var nextNumber = 1; // initial value
function my()
{
document.write('<p>'+nextNumber+'</p>');
nextNumber++;
if ( nextNumber === 11 ) { nextNumber = 1; }
}
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penders
msg:4375360 | 7:47 am on Oct 17, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Or, to avoid the use of a global variable you could create a property of the function object itself to emulate a static variable (a variable that is local to the function but holds its value between function calls) - although it's not strictly local since you can read my.ranNum from outside the function.
function my() {
// Reset if not already defined or greater than some max limit
if ((typeof my.ranNum == 'undefined') || (my.ranNum > 1000)) {
my.ranNum = 0;
}
my.ranNum++;
document.writeln(my.ranNum);
}
my(); // 1
my(); // 2
my(); // 3
document.writeln(my.ranNum); // 3 |
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Or, you could use this.ranNum inside the function. Although this creates a global variable - a property of the window object.
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