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From: Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
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Subject: Re: How to call another function?
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parmenides <xparmenides@yahoo.com> writes:

> I want to call a function from another funciton in the same js
> file. For example, in hello.js two functions are defined as follow:
>
> // hello.js
> function hello() {
> 	alert("hello");
> }
>
> function submit() {
> 	hello();
> 	return true;
> }
>
> Then, the submit() function is called in hello.html:
> <--! hello.html -->

(The document should start with a doctype, not a comment!)

> <html>
> <head>
>     <title>Document</title>
> 	<script src="hello.js"> </script>
> </head>
> <body>
> 	<form onsubmit="submit()">
> 		<input type="submit" value="submit" />
> 	</form>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> But, the message box doesn't pop up as expected. If the onsubmit is
> replaced as
>         onsubmit="hello()"
> the message box can pop up. It seeems that a function can not call
> another function. Is it correct?

Obviously not!  I'm sure you don't really think that a function can't
call another so something else must be happening.  Try this experiment:
rename your submit function submitX in both places and see what happens.
What can you conclude anything from that experiment?

I know I could simply tell you what's happening (and I will if you
want) but surely it's better to learn how to think about these sorts of
thing?

<snip>
-- 
Ben.