send a jquery callback function inside a variable

Question

I have this jquery function

    function example(file, targetwidget, callback){

    $(targetwidget).load(file, {limit: 25}, function(){
        $(\"#widget_acco         


        

Answer 1

To pass the callback around, the variable needs to be of type function. Any of these should work:

function example(file, targetwidget, callback) {
  $(targetwidget).load(file, {limit:25}, callback);
}

// Call it by providing the function parameter via inline anonymous function:
example('http://example.com/', "#divid", function() {
  $("#widget_accordion").accordion({fillSpace: true});
});

// Or, declare a function variable and pass that in:
var widgetCallback = function() {
  $("#widget_accordion").accordion({fillSpace: true});
};

example('http://example.com/', "#divid", widgetCallback);

// Or, declare the function normally and pass that in:
function widgetCallback() {
  $("#widget_accordion").accordion({fillSpace: true});
}

example('http://example.com/', "#divid", widgetCallback);