InAppBrowser malfunctioning with PhoneGap Cordova version 3.1.0 and above

Question

After integrating the InAppBrowser plugin with cordova 3.3, I encountered an issue. When I initially call:

ref = window.open('http://www.google.de', '_blank', 'location=yes');

inside my onDeviceReady function, everything works perfectly.

However, when I try to call a similar function after onDeviceReady has completed:

function LinkDropBox() {
  ref = window.open('http://www.google.de', '_blank', 'location=yes');
}

The error console displays the following message:

"Uncaught TypeError: Property 'open' of [object global] object is not a function"

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to resolve this?

I've already attempted the following:

typeof window.open

Both in the LinkDropBox and onDeviceReady functions, resulting in:

Answer 1

Answer №1

My suspicion is that the problem lies in inadvertently overwriting window.open due to a missing var declaration for a local variable, like so:

function performAction() {
  open = "goodbye world";
}

Instead of the correct way:

function performAction() {
  var open = "goodbye world";
}

Could you please review your code to see if this issue exists?

Answer 2

My suspicion is that the problem lies in inadvertently overwriting window.open due to a missing var declaration for a local variable, like so:

function performAction() {
  open = "goodbye world";
}

Instead of the correct way:

function performAction() {
  var open = "goodbye world";
}

Could you please review your code to see if this issue exists?