Listening for variable changes in JavaScript

Question

Is it possible to have an event in JS that fires when the value of a certain variable changes? JQuery is accepted.

Answer 1

Using Prototype: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/defineProperty

// Console
function print(t) {
  var c = document.getElementById('console');
  c.innerHTML = c.innerHTML + '<br />' + t;
}

// Demo
var myVar = 123;

Object.defineProperty(this, 'varWatch', {
  get: function () { return myVar; },
  set: function (v) {
    myVar = v;
    print('Value changed! New value: ' + v);
  }
});

print(varWatch);
varWatch = 456;
print(varWatch);

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Other example

// Console
function print(t) {
  var c = document.getElementById('console');
  c.innerHTML = c.innerHTML + '<br />' + t;
}

// Demo
var varw = (function (context) {
  return function (varName, varValue) {
    var value = varValue;
  
    Object.defineProperty(context, varName, {
      get: function () { return value; },
      set: function (v) {
        value = v;
        print('Value changed! New value: ' + value);
      }
    });
  };
})(window);

varw('varWatch'); // Declare
print(varWatch);
varWatch = 456;
print(varWatch);

print('---');

varw('otherVarWatch', 123); // Declare with initial value
print(otherVarWatch);
otherVarWatch = 789;
print(otherVarWatch);

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Answer 2

If you're using jQuery {UI} (which everyone should be using :-) ), you can use .change() with a hidden <input/> element.

Answer 3

Sorry to bring up an old thread, but here is a little manual for those who (like me!) don't see how Eli Grey's example works:

var test = new Object();
test.watch("elem", function(prop,oldval,newval){
    //Your code
    return newval;
});

Hope this can help someone

Answer 4

//ex:
/*
var x1 = {currentStatus:undefined};
your need is x1.currentStatus value is change trigger event ?
below the code is use try it.
*/
function statusChange(){
    console.log("x1.currentStatus_value_is_changed"+x1.eventCurrentStatus);
};

var x1 = {
    eventCurrentStatus:undefined,
    get currentStatus(){
        return this.eventCurrentStatus;
    },
    set currentStatus(val){
        this.eventCurrentStatus=val;
      //your function();
    }
};

or

/*  var x1 = {
eventCurrentStatus:undefined,
currentStatus : {
    get : function(){
        return Events.eventCurrentStatus
        },
    set : function(status){
        Events.eventCurrentStatus=status;

    },
}*/
console.log("eventCurrentStatus = "+ x1.eventCurrentStatus);
x1.currentStatus="create"
console.log("eventCurrentStatus = "+ x1.eventCurrentStatus);
x1.currentStatus="edit"
console.log("eventCurrentStatus = "+ x1.eventCurrentStatus);
console.log("currentStatus = "+ x1.currentStatus);

or

/* global variable ku*/
    var jsVarEvents={};
    Object.defineProperty(window, "globalvar1", {//no i18n
        get: function() { return window.jsVarEvents.globalvarTemp},
        set: function(value) { window.window.jsVarEvents.globalvarTemp = value; }
    });
    console.log(globalvar1);
    globalvar1=1;
    console.log(globalvar1);

Answer 5

AngularJS (I know this is not JQuery, but that might help. [Pure JS is good in theory only]):

$scope.$watch('data', function(newValue) { ..

where "data" is name of your variable in the scope.

There is a link to doc.

Answer 6

Utils = {
    eventRegister_globalVariable : function(variableName,handlers){
        eventRegister_JsonVariable(this,variableName,handlers);
    },
    eventRegister_jsonVariable : function(jsonObj,variableName,handlers){
        if(jsonObj.eventRegisteredVariable === undefined) {
            jsonObj.eventRegisteredVariable={};//this Object is used for trigger event in javascript variable value changes ku
        }
        Object.defineProperty(jsonObj, variableName , {
                    get: function() { 
                        return jsonObj.eventRegisteredVariable[variableName] },
                    set: function(value) {
                        jsonObj.eventRegisteredVariable[variableName] = value; handlers(jsonObj.eventRegisteredVariable[variableName]);}
                    });
            }