JavaScript OnLoad and SharePoint does not work

Question

I have tried this

    <script type="text/javascript">
       function myfunc()
       { ExecuteOrDelayUntilScriptLoaded(GetSuppliers, "Directory.js"); };
       _spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push("myfunc");
    </script>

As suggest on another thread but this does not work. If I use a link and specify javascript:functionname(); then it works.

Anyone have any ideas? Matt

Answer 1

The issue you are facing is that the sp.js (which holds the functions for the JavaScript Client Object Model) is not getting loaded before you call your function. It works when you click the link because the file is loaded before you click the link. We need to ensure that sp.js is loaded before you call GetSuppliers.

For that, we need to create a script dependency of the Directory.js on the sp.js. The RegisterSodDep will ensure that sp.js will be loaded before Directory.js.

Try this code:

   <script type="text/javascript">
       function myfunc()
       { 
            RegisterSodDep("Directory.js","sp.js");
            ExecuteOrDelayUntilScriptLoaded(GetSuppliers, "Directory.js");
       };
       _spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push("myfunc");
    </script>