reference to an object not persistent

[molvisions]

hi,

I am trying to create an object and save a ref to it in another object's array:

function mainF(data) {
var H = new Hub(data);
subF(data);
return H;
}

function subF(data) {
// create the object
IB = new InfoBlock(data);
// save a ref to IB in a linked array set of the H object.
// id goes into one array, IB goes into the same position in another.
H.addInfoBlock(id, IB);
}

if I subsequently try to access the IB object by accessing the array in H, it returns undefined. if I try to access id from its array in H, though, it returns the correct value.

is my object is getting punked, or just the reference to it?

thanks!

tim

[A1ien51]

if you structure your code like


function mainF(data) {

function subF(data) {
// create the object
IB = new InfoBlock(data);
// save a ref to IB in a linked array set of the H object.
// id goes into one array, IB goes into the same position in another.
H.addInfoBlock(id, IB);
}

var H = new Hub(data);
subF(data);
return H;

}


does that help?

Eric

[molvisions]

hi Eric,

thanks for the prompt reply. unfortunately, nesting the functions did not change the result. I'm still getting undefined.

regards,

tim

[A1ien51]

I really did not look at your code correctly.

Pass in H to the function like you do data.

Eric

[molvisions]

hi Eric,

thanks for the help. I located my error, which is almost too dumb to post. I was incrementing the array incorrectly. the ref to the IB object was being stored after all - but I was trying to extract a non-existent array element. argh!

thanks,

tim