Javascript Question: I'm Calling A Function From A Few Different Images Using Onclick="", How Can I Have The Script Get The Calling Image's Source?

[Asfastasdark]

OK, here's what I'm trying to do, I realize the title is hard to understand.html file:

<img src="img1.gif" onclick="function1()" /><img src="img2.gif" onclick="function1()" />

external .js file:

function function1() {//nothing here yet; this is where I have a problem}

What I'm trying to do here is the following: find a way for function1() to get the image source of the image calling it. For example, if the img1.gif image called function1(), how could I get function1() to go, "Well, I'm being called by the first image, so it's source must be img1.gif"? It would be good if there was something like document.callingelement.src... but I don't think there is. Can anyone help?

Edited July 24, 2009 by Asfastasdark

[justsomeguy]

<img src="img1.gif" onclick="function1(this.src)" />function function1(src) {alert(src);}

[Asfastasdark]

<img src="img1.gif" onclick="function1(this.src)" />function function1(src) {alert(src);}

Could I do:<img src="img1.gif" onclick="function1()" />function function1() {alert(this.src);}?Wouldn't that work with other images as well? Or am I doing something wrong there?

[justsomeguy]

You need to send something to the function, either the entire image element or just the src. You can do this:<img src="img1.gif" onclick="function1(this)" />function function1(img) {alert(img.src);}or this:<img src="img1.gif" onclick="function1(this.src)" />function function1(src) {alert(src);}Inside the function this does not refer to the image, it typically refers to the window object.

[Asfastasdark]

You need to send something to the function, either the entire image element or just the src. You can do this:<img src="img1.gif" onclick="function1(this)" />function function1(img) {alert(img.src);}or this:<img src="img1.gif" onclick="function1(this.src)" />function function1(src) {alert(src);}Inside the function this does not refer to the image, it typically refers to the window object.

Ah, thanks so much.