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JavaScript

Ben Masel
Ben Masel
2,004 Points

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Dear All,

I am making a google chrome extension. I have a settings menu where you change something then you have to reload the page. I was wondering if I could make the javascript run when changed without having to reload the whole webpage. it would be awesome.

The example code is weather on/off switch. You have to reload once the checkbox value is changed from checked to unchecked visa versa. It is saved with local storage etc.

Here is the html code

      <div id="weatherOptions">

        <label class="sideAccent">Weather Off</label><input type="checkbox" id="weatherToggle"><label class="sideAccent">Weather On</label>

      </div>

Here is the js code

// onsubmitmodifier() is what happens when reloaded
function onsubmitmodifier() {
   localStorage.weather = document.getElementById("weatherToggle").checked;
}

//Weather Enabled?
if (localStorage.weather == "false") {
  document.getElementById("weatherOpen").remove();
  document.getElementById("weatherToggle").checked = false;
} else {
  document.getElementById("weatherToggle").checked = true;
}

So how do I make this website, as soon as I change the value of the checkbox, it will change the value of localStorage.weather without reloading the page?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Just call "onsubmitmodifier" again after you've changed the element state.