Global Variable vs Hidden Input TextBoxes

[mouac01@yahoo.com]

Currently I'm using hidden input textboxes to store session variables
(eg. login_id, first_name, last_name). So when I need to use the
values in a fuction I would do login_id.value, etc.. I'm thinking if
it's better to just set the login_id, etc.. as global variables. I
may have a lot of variables and the session may be long. I'm worried
that I might lose global variables due to memory leaks and other
issues. In my mind if I store it in a hidden textbox the text
actually is stored on the page so it won't just disappear. Any
thoughts? Thanks...

[SAM]

Re: Global Variable vs Hidden Input TextBoxes

mouac01@yahoo.c om a écrit :

Currently I'm using hidden input textboxes to store session variables
(eg. login_id, first_name, last_name). So when I need to use the
values in a fuction I would do login_id.value, etc.. I'm thinking if
it's better to just set the login_id, etc.. as global variables. I
may have a lot of variables and the session may be long. I'm worried
that I might lose global variables due to memory leaks and other
issues. In my mind if I store it in a hidden textbox the text
actually is stored on the page so it won't just disappear. Any
thoughts? Thanks...

Really, JS global variables can disappear ?

Is there a difference between :
- to remember what is coded in the body (hidden values) of the page
- and to remember what is coded in the head (JS global variables)?

Now, if you need these hidden values, yes why not to use them instead to
work with their JS clones.


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[Randy Webb]

Re: Global Variable vs Hidden Input TextBoxes

mouac01@yahoo.c om said the following on 2/8/2008 4:58 PM:

Currently I'm using hidden input textboxes to store session variables
(eg. login_id, first_name, last_name). So when I need to use the
values in a fuction I would do login_id.value, etc.. I'm thinking if
it's better to just set the login_id, etc.. as global variables. I
may have a lot of variables and the session may be long. I'm worried
that I might lose global variables due to memory leaks and other
issues. In my mind if I store it in a hidden textbox the text
actually is stored on the page so it won't just disappear. Any
thoughts? Thanks...

Namespace them.

var myVariables = {}
myVariables.log in_id = "something"
myVariables.fir st_name = "First name"

And so on. Then, you only have one chance for a name clash and you are
only creating one global variable name.

I think you are being overly-paranoid about memory leaks losing global
variables though.

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