Trigger variable true or false

I have a simple page with few tabs. The tabs work if disable_function = false otherwise if true then they do not work. The code for the tabs is:

var disable_function = false;
jQuery('.tabs a').click(function() {
    if (!disable_function ){
      var ref = jQuery(this).attr('href').split('#')[开发者_开发技巧1];
      jQuery('div.tab_content:not(#' + ref + ')').hide();
      jQuery('#' + ref).fadeIn();
      return false;
    }
});

In this page I also have a trigger which I want it, IF the trigger is on then set var disable_function = true;

The code for the trigger is:

$('#1').Switch("off", function () {

}); 

I tried by inserting var disable_function = true; but it doesn't seem to set it as true. I even tried set var disable_function = true;

Im pretty sure this is quite simple but I'm new in jquery.

Thanks alot

You need to learn javascript before jQuery. I hope i've understood the question anyway this should work:

$('#1').Switch("off", function () {
   disable_function = true;
}); 

if you use var disable_function = true; you declare a new variable named disable_function inside the function scope instead of assign a value to the variable in the global scope.

It is a little difficult to determine what you are asking. Are you just trying to change the value of the disable_function variable? If so, you do not need to use var again:

var disable_function = false;

// later change the value //

disable_function = true;