jQuery.getScript() Method
Description
The jQuery.getScript( url, [callback] ) method loads and executes a JavaScript file using an HTTP GET request.
The method returns XMLHttpRequest object.
Syntax
Here is the simple syntax to use this method −
$.getScript( url, [callback] )
Parameters
Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method −
url − A string containing the URL to which the request is sent
callback − This optional parameter represents a function to be executed whenever the data is loaded successfully.
Example
Assuming we have following JavaScript content in result.js file −
function CheckJS(){ alert("This is JavaScript"); }
Following is a simple example a simple showing the usage of this method −
<html> <head> <title>The jQuery Example</title> <script type = "text/javascript" src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script type = "text/javascript" language = "javascript"> $(document).ready(function() { $("#driver").click(function(event){ $.getScript('result.js', function(jd) { // Call custom function defined in script CheckJS(); }); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <p>Click on the button to load result.js file −</p> <div id = "stage" style = "background-color:cc0;"> STAGE </div> <input type = "button" id = "driver" value = "Load Data" /> </body> </html>
This should produce following result −