Returning a Value from a jQuery Dialog Button Instead of Running a Function
- by kamera
I'm working on an admin UI and I can't wrap my head around how to get a specific kind of modal behaviour. I'm using jQuery.
I already have a system for modal dialogs in place, where an openModal(settings) function opens a modal. Based on the settings, it will show/hide or sometimes inject various dialogs.
I also have a generic confirmation dialog and this is the one I'm not sure how to make work. The layout is simple:
<div id="confirmation-dialog">
<h2>Are you sure?</h2>
<button class="button.yes">Yes</button>
<button class="button.no">No</button>
</div>
I could just hard-code each button to do what I need it to do but I would like this to be more generic. Ideally, I would like it to function like this: (I know this doesn't work)
function deleteImportantThing() {
if (confirmThis() == true) {
// Delete the thing
} else {
// Do nothing, close dialog
}
}
function confirmThis() {
openModal({kind: "confirm"});
// Check which button is clicked, then return true or false
}
I guess I just don't know enough JavaScript to get this to work, or to even figure out where to look. Any advice?
I know there are modal dialog plug-ins out there but I'd have to change how the rest of my modals work to integrate them, and I'd like to do this myself if at all possible.
