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wordpress webpack javascript function not found from Theme

my alertHi.js will be loaded but i cant use it from the Theme.

JS-Source alertHi.js:

this ( inc/Components/Darkmode/src/alertHi.js )
will be executed when i load the page:

function alertHi(){ alert('hi') }
alertHi();
console.log('is loaded');

is defined when loading

But

html-Source

<a onclick="alertHi()">☀️</a>

creates this error:

Error: alertHi is not defined

but if i call the function alertHi() from the page i get Error:

Uncaught ReferenceError: alertHi is not defined
    onclick http://localhost/wordpress/:1

Any idea?

JS-Min-Source dist/alertHi.min.js:

webback has generated dist/alertHi.min.js

/******/ (() => { // webpackBootstrap
/******/    // The require scope
/******/    var __webpack_require__ = {};
/******/    
/************************************************************************/
/******/    /* webpack/runtime/make namespace object */
/******/    (() => {
/******/        // define __esModule on exports
/******/        __webpack_require__.r = (exports) => {
/******/            if(typeof Symbol !== 'undefined' && Symbol.toStringTag) {
/******/                Object.defineProperty(exports, Symbol.toStringTag, { value: 'Module' });
/******/            }
/******/            Object.defineProperty(exports, '__esModule', { value: true });
/******/        };
/******/    })();
/******/    
/************************************************************************/
var __webpack_exports__ = {};
// This entry need to be wrapped in an IIFE because it need to be isolated against other entry modules.
(() => {
/*!*************************************************!*
  !*** ./inc/Components/Darkmode/src/alertHi.js ***!
  *************************************************/
function alertHi() {
  alert('alertHi says hello :)');
}
alertHi();
console.log('script loaded');
})();

// This entry need to be wrapped in an IIFE because it need to be in strict mode.
(() => {
"use strict";
/*!***************************************************!*
  !*** ./inc/Components/Darkmode/src/alertHi.scss ***!
  ***************************************************/
__webpack_require__.r(__webpack_exports__);
// extracted by mini-css-extract-plugin

})();

/******/ })()
;
//# sourceMappingURL=alertHi.min.js.map

was reading before:

and tried a tip read here Cannot call javascript function in wordpress

but get the error jQuery is not defined

will also not be found if i using

(function($) {
    function alertHi(){
       alert('hi')
    }
})(jQuery);
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2

Answers


  1. Chosen as BEST ANSWER
    0

    inspired by answers below this question ( Define global variable with webpack ) and this answer here https://stackoverflow.com/a/35825562/2891692 i found a solution:

    Use the global window object

    window.alertHi = function (){ alert('hi') }

  2. 0

    webpack by default wraps all of the bundle internally, you can’t access it externally unless explicitly setting it in the webpack config as a library.
    you can also hack it out and add window.alertHi = alertHi in your js code but this is not recommended.

    please refer to webpack’s configuration API and set your bundle output to be a library. (preferably – UMD/commonjs library)

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