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JS.CallFunction

Calls a global function given the name.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
JavaScript	10.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "JS.CallFunction"; JSRef; Name; Parameters ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

JSRef The JavaScript reference number. $js

Name The name of the function. "test"

Parameters JSON to pass as parameter.

Parameter	Description	Example
JSRef	The JavaScript reference number.	$js
Name	The name of the function.	"test"
Parameters	JSON to pass as parameter.

Result

Returns JSON or error.

Description

Calls a global function given the name.
Parameters are passed to the function. Please pass as many parameters in FileMaker as needed.
If the function needs more parameter, undefined values are used to fill up.
If the function needs less parameters, additional ones are dropped.
Returns the result of the function converted to a JSON value.

Examples

Define a function and call it:

Set Variable [ $js ; Value: MBS( "JS.New" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "JS.AddFunction"; $js; "adder"; "function (x,y) { return x+y; }" ) ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Result" ; MBS( "JS.CallFunction"; $JS; "adder"; 3; 4 ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "JS.Release"; $JS ) ]

Concat strings:

Set Variable [ $js ; Value: MBS( "JS.New" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "JS.AddFunction"; $js; "Concat"; "function (x,y) { return x+\" \"+y; }" ) ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Result" ; MBS( "JS.CallFunction"; $JS; "Concat"; "\"Hello\""; "\"World\"" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "JS.Release"; $JS ) ]

Call a function:

If [ Length($$js) > 0 ]
Set Variable [ $p ; Value: MBS( "JSON.CreateString"; test::Input) ]
Set Field [ test::Output ; MBS( "JS.CallFunction"; $$js; "crc32"; $p ) ]
End If

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Created 7th December 2019, last changed 29th October 2020

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