Functions Running Functions!
You've seen how events can be used to trigger functions, but what about one function triggering another? That's simple! Here is an example of a function that contains an alert box triggered by the onLoad event and that triggered another function itself:
<html>
<head>
<title>A Simple Page</title>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!-- Cloaking device on!
function firstMessage()
{
alert("Here is the first message!");
secondMessage();
}
function secondMessage()
{
alert("And here is the second!");
}
// Cloaking device off -->
</script>
</head>
<body onLoad="firstMessage()">
</body>
</html>
When you load this page into the browser, the onLoad event triggers the function firstMessage(), which displays the first alert box ...
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