Hi this is an odd question and i will try to ask it correctly. I have a function using javascript called load canvas.
function loadCanvas(canvas) {
relevant code here...
}
I also have a normal button called btn.
<button class="btn" type="button">Play!</button>
I am wondering can i disable the function until the play button is selected? The function is for a game using javascript. So on load there isnt anything there until i press play then it appears!
any ideas/help please?
$(document).ready(function(){
var loadCanvas= function (canvas) {
relevant code here...
}
$("#test").on('click',loadCanvas()); // using jquery
document.getElementById("test").addEventListener("click",loadCanvas()); // using javascript
<button class="btn" id="test" type="button">Play!</button>
})
If you are having issue because other method is triggering the function you can add a flag with a boolean and turn it on when you click..
Something like that:
The button don't change at all
<button class="btn" type="button">Play!</button>
The js code with this change:
var buttonClicked = false;
function loadCanvas(canvas) {
if(buttonClicked){
relevant code here...
}
}
And in the on click function add this before call the function:
buttonClicked = true;
At the end your js should look like this:
var buttonClicked = false;
function loadCanvas(canvas) {
if(buttonClicked){
relevant code here...
}
}
$(".btn").click(function(){
buttonClicked = true;
var canvas = ...;
loadCanvas(canvas );
});
EDIT
If you have more buttons with the class .btn you should use an id and change the selector of the .click() with the selector of the id instead of the class selector
As you mentioned in the comments <script type="text/javascript"> loadCanvas("game"); </script> You are calling the function as soon as the page loads. So you will have to change it to:
<button class="btn play-button" type="button">Play!</button>
<script type="text/javascript">
$('.play-button').click(function(e){
loadCanvas("game");}
);
</script>
If you are not using jquery you will have to handle the click event by javascript.
You got to do following:
function loadCanvas(game) {
alert('loading canvas');
}<button class="btn" type="button" onclick="loadCanvas('game')">Play!</button>