knockoutjs: can we create a dependentObservable function with a parameter?

Question

I have multiple input boxes that I want to hide/unhide based on a selection from user.

I can achieve this by having a separate dependentObservable for each input an

Answer 1

Taking the idea from @Arxisos even further, I came up with this.

self.showField = function (fieldName)
{
    return ko.dependentObservable(function () 
    {
        return this.selectedType() ? IsFeatureVisible(this, fieldName) : false;
    }, this)();
};