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Pass Variable From JavaScript Function on Open.WIndow

I have to pass a string that is a variable of a Javascript function to the new visualforce page controller using open.window. I know you can pass an explicit string value with open.window, like:

 

      var w=window.open('URL?variable=value')

 

and then use PageReference.getparameters to get the string. However, in mycase, the string comes from a Javascript onclick function, so the string value is known only at run-time. In the code below, I know that getparameters will just provide the string "drilldownparm", instead of the actual value of drilldownparm when the new page is opened. How can I pass the contents of drilldownparm to the new page?

 

Thanks.

 

 

  <script type="text/javascript">
    function drilldown(drilldownparm) {
       var w=window.open('/apex/CompetencyDrillDownPage?testvalue=drilldownparm',target='_blank')
       return false
    }
  </script>

Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
sfdcfoxsfdcfox

In javascript, you "add" strings together to concatenate. So your URL would be something like:

 

function drilldown( dilldownparam ) {
  var w = window.open('/apex/CompetencyDrillDownPage?testvalue='+drilldownparam, target='_blank')
  return false
}

 And you call it from the page like so:

onclick="return drilldown('{!line.paramvalue}')"

 

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sfdcfoxsfdcfox

In javascript, you "add" strings together to concatenate. So your URL would be something like:

 

function drilldown( dilldownparam ) {
  var w = window.open('/apex/CompetencyDrillDownPage?testvalue='+drilldownparam, target='_blank')
  return false
}

 And you call it from the page like so:

onclick="return drilldown('{!line.paramvalue}')"

 

This was selected as the best answer
robertcw777robertcw777

That was it. Thanks!

Raja JammulaRaja Jammula
<script>
        function setLogcallURL(){
        var url='/00T/e?title=Call&who_id={!Contact.Id}&retURL=/{!Contact.Id}' 
        
        if("{!$Profile.Name}" == "WI" && ("{!$UserRole.Name}"=="AE - E"||"{!$UserRole.Name}"=="AE - W"||"{!$UserRole.Name}"=="AE - S")){ 
            url+='&tsk5=Meeting'; 
            url+='&tsk4={!TODAY()}'; 
            url+='&tsk12=Completed'; 
            url+='&RecordType=0120j0000008dlO'; 
            url+='&ent=Task'; 
        }else if("{!$Profile.Name}" == "WI Corporate Sales") { 
            url+='&tsk5=Call'; 
            url+='&followup=1'; 
            url+='&tsk4={!TODAY()}'; 
            url+='&RecordType=01250000000HiDD'; 
            url+='&RecordType_fu=01250000000HiDD'; 
        }else{ 
            url+='&followup=1'; 
            url+='&tsk5=Call'; 
        }
        window.open(url,"_self");
        }
    
    </script>
from vf page:
     <apex:commandButton value="Log a Call"  onclick="setLogcallURL()" rendered="{!contact.CSG_Status__c == 'Active'}"/>
when i click a button it's reloading the same page and not calling the url

when i change to window.open(url,'_blank'); then it loads the page in seperate tab.
And &tsk4={!TODAY()} it's not the populating the date correctly 
it's populating as: Tue Sep 26 00:00:00 GMT 2017 instead 09/26/2017

can you let me know where i am going wrong