Images -> Dates

[Mythirion]

I can get where a page shows the date, but I need to get where the date is shown with an image. So on Monday it'll show one image but on another day, it shows a different picture...

[jeffman]

Drop this whole chunk of code exactly where you want the image. There are better ways to organize it, but this is the simplest.

			<img id="rotating">			<script type="text/javascript">				function set_pic () {					var pix = [];					pix[0] = "someimage.gif";					pix[1] = "someimage.gif";					pix[2] = "someimage.gif";					pix[3] = "someimage.gif";					pix[4] = "someimage.gif";					pix[5] = "someimage.gif";					pix[6] = "someimage.gif";					var date = new Date ();					var index = date.getDay(); // SUNDAY IS 0					document.getElementById("rotating").src = pix[index];				}				set_pic ();			</script>

[inktherapy]

Hi Deirdre's Dad,In your sample above, the variable pix = [ ]; is that the same as array? Thanks.

[Synook]

Oops ignore me - Array extends Object.

var test = []; alert(typeof(test));test = new Array(); alert(typeof(test));

[inktherapy]

Hi Synook,That's intresting both are objects, Array extends object and [] (is this predefined object? should I call it block brackets hehehe)?.I have no idea, this is new to me.Also, I am enjoying the "typeof()" thing! thank you.

[Synook]

[] is JSON syntax for "object". http://www.json.org/{} is JSON syntax for "array", but as in JS arrays are also objects (variable['a'] === variable.a) you can use either.

[Ingolme]

[] is JSON syntax for "object". http://www.json.org/{} is JSON syntax for "array", but as in JS arrays are also objects (variable['a'] === variable.a) you can use either.

I think you have that backwards, the curly brackets {} are for objects, the square brackets [] are for arrays. It says so right on the page you just linked (and it seemed more logical to me to begin with).

[Mythirion]

Drop this whole chunk of code exactly where you want the image. There are better ways to organize it, but this is the simplest.

			<img id="rotating">			<script type="text/javascript">				function set_pic () {					var pix = [];					pix[0] = "someimage.gif";					pix[1] = "someimage.gif";					pix[2] = "someimage.gif";					pix[3] = "someimage.gif";					pix[4] = "someimage.gif";					pix[5] = "someimage.gif";					pix[6] = "someimage.gif";					var date = new Date ();					var index = date.getDay(); // SUNDAY IS 0					document.getElementById("rotating").src = pix[index];				}				set_pic ();			</script>

And in the pix 'Someimage' I just drop each image?

[jeffman]

And in the pix 'Someimage' I just drop each image?

Yes.

[Mythirion]

Yes.

Okay, thank you so much.

[Synook]

I think you have that backwards, the curly brackets {} are for objects, the square brackets [] are for arrays. It says so right on the page you just linked (and it seemed more logical to me to begin with).

You are right I was thinking of TI-BASIC 64k.