callbacks
Mon Jun 17 2024 11:39:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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#callback
const getSelectValue = (callback) => {
const options = getElement("#city-select");
options.addEventListener("change", function (e) {
const value = e.target.value;
// pass the value into the callback function we can use later
callback(value); // this value needs to be passed into the function where we are using the getSelectValue function ie getSelectValue(value)
});
};
// app function
const init = () => {
// populate the DOM with the cities data on load
const selectDOM = getElement("#city-select");
populateDOM(cities, selectDOM);
let selectedCity = ""; // this gets updated with the function below
// need to run the callback here
// get the value and assign it to a variable outside the function
getSelectValue((value) => {
selectedCity = value; // Assign the value to selectedCity
// // Log the selected city
if (selectedCity !== "") {
const container = getElement(".container h3");
container.textContent = selectedCity;
}
});
};
window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", init);
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