To insert the JavaScript code

Microsoft HTML Help

To insert the JavaScript code

Insert the following JavaScript functions between the <HEAD> start and end tags of the page:


<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!--

function function1Name(idVariable){

//display the section if it's not displayed; hide it if it is displayed

if (idVariable.style.display=="none"){idVariable.style.display=""}

else{idVariable.style.display="none"}

}

function function2Name(idVariable){

//remove the section when user clicks in the opened DIV

if (idVariable.style.display==""){idVariable.style.display="none"}

}

-->

Where function1Name and function2Name are the names of each function, and idVariable is the variable for the unique ID that is passed to the script each time a user clicks the link.

Example

The following is the actual JavaScript code used in the HTML Help documentation:


function doSection (secNum){

//display the section if it's not displayed; hide it if it is displayed

if (secNum.style.display=="none"){secNum.style.display=""}

else{secNum.style.display="none"}

}



function noSection (secNum){

//remove the section when user clicks in the opened DIV

if (secNum.style.display==""){secNum.style.display="none"}

}

Notes

You can use a global script file to store all of your scripts in one location. This can make it much easier to maintain scripts that are used on multiple topics in a help system.

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