// Provide a single place to register commands to execute once the page is loaded completely. // This allows DHTML routines to co-exist and have initialization code be defined internally // rather than externally in the document's BODY tab. // Note: Using this will override the onload command(s) defined in the HTML. // Instead of using use // This will ensure that the command will be executed as well as other commands defined elsewhere. // Additional note: This process is way simpler than it sounds. Who knew that something less // that 10 lines in length could be so useful? var onLoadCommands = new Array(); // Internal array where commands are stored var onLoadLastCommands = new Array(); // Internal array where commands are stored to be done last var onLoadProcessed = false; // Add a command to be called once the page is loaded // Takes a string as a parameter -- an executable statement. // Example: onLoad("alert('test!');"); function onLoad(command) { if (!onLoadProcessed) { onLoadCommands[onLoadCommands.length] = command; // Add command to the stack window.onload = performOnLoad; // Make sure the body tag will process the commands } else { eval(command); } } function onLoadLast(command) { if (!onLoadProcessed) { onLoadLastCommands[onLoadLastCommands.length] = command; // Add command to the stack window.onload = performOnLoad; // Make sure the body tag will process the commands } else { eval(command); } } // Process all defined commands, called once the page is completely loaded // This function should probably not be called from anywhere else directly. function performOnLoad() { for (var x=0; x < onLoadCommands.length; x++) { eval(onLoadCommands[x]); // Brendan Eich, thank you for adding the eval command!!! } for (var x=0; x < onLoadLastCommands.length; x++) { eval(onLoadLastCommands[x]); } onLoadCommands = new Array(); // Once done, empty out the arrays. onLoadLastCommands = new Array(); onLoadProcessed = true; }