Because ajax request works asynchronously (by default) and "something"
is not defined by the time you alert it.
Try:
var something;
new Ajax.Request("http://google.dk";, {
onComplete: function(e){
something = e.responseText;
alert(something);
}
});
- kangax
On Mar 6, 5:59 pm, Emuen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I have this constalation:
>
> [code]
> var something;
> new Ajax.Request("http://google.dk";, {
> onComplete: function(e){
> something = e.responseText;
> }});
>
> alert(something);
> [/code]
>
> This does not work! Why is that?
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