I'm setting a script in my HTML for a geoplugin, assigning the results to the window, and trying to access the variables in a component. The issue is, in the component, I can console.log(window) and see the variables, but any dot notation results in undefined.
Here's the script in my HTML:
<script type="text/javascript">
setupGeo = (o) => {
//This is one way I've tried it, setting a Geo object
window.Geo = {};
Geo.geoplugin_city = o.city;
Geo.geoplugin_region = o.region;
console.log(Geo.geoplugin_city); //works and returns my city
console.log(Geo.geoplugin_region); //works and return my state
//This is a second way I've tried it, assigning it to a function that
//returns the variable
window.geoplugin_latitude = function() { return o.lat; };
window.geoplugin_longitude = function() { return o.lon; };
console.log(window.geoplugin_longitude); //returns function
console.log(window.geoplugin_longitude); //return function
}
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="//extreme-ip-lookup.com/json/?
callback=setupGeo" async></script>
As you can see, the script is working as intended. I tried two different ways to and included them both as examples.
In my React component, I am using a ComponentDidMount method to retrieve the values and will eventually set them to state.
Here's the problem: I can console window and see all values, but when I try to dot notation in I get undefined.
componentDidMount() {
console.log('componentmounted', window)
// Window ...{Geo:{geoplugin_city: "MyCity", geoplugin_region: "MyState"}}
// ...geoplugin_latitude: f() ... geoplugin_longitude: f()
console.log('componentmounted', window.Geo) // undefined
console.log('componentmounted', window.geoplugin_latitude) //returns
//function
console.log('componentmounted', window.geoplugin_latitude()) //gives error
//that window.geoplugin_latitude isn't a function
}
So, I can see the window variables I need, I just get access them inside the Window object. I've done research on how to use the Window Object, but that isn't the issue since I can see the variables in the Window Object. They just become undefined when I try to get to them for use. I've also tried with ComponentWillMount and even UNSAFE_componentWillMount(), but those aren't the issue since I'm retrieving the variables in Window.
Any ideas on how React works that is making this an issue, and how I can go into the Window to get the variables?