How to pass a callback as a parameter into another function

Question

I\'m new to ajax and callback functions, please forgive me if i get the concepts all wrong.

Problem: Could i send a callbackfunction

Answer 1

Yup. Function references are just like any other object reference, you can pass them around to your heart's content.

Here's a more concrete example:

function foo() {
    console.log("Hello from foo!");
}

function caller(f) {
    // Call the given function
    f();
}

function indirectCaller(f) {
    // Call `caller`, who will in turn call `f`
    caller(f);
}

// Do it
indirectCaller(foo); // alerts "Hello from foo!"

You can also pass in arguments for foo:

function foo(a, b) {
    console.log(a + " + " + b + " = " + (a + b));
}

function caller(f, v1, v2) {
    // Call the given function
    f(v1, v2);
}

function indirectCaller(f, v1, v2) {
    // Call `caller`, who will in turn call `f`
    caller(f, v1, v2);
}

// Do it
indirectCaller(foo, 1, 2); // alerts "1 + 2 = 3"