destroy iDangerous Swiper if window is resized to a bigger resolution or call it when resized to a smaller resolution
jquery, swiper.js
Solution
My solution:
var mySwiper = undefined;
function initSwiper() {
var screenWidth = $(window).width();
if(screenWidth < 992 && mySwiper == undefined) {
mySwiper = new Swiper('.swiper-container', {
spaceBetween: 0,
freeMode: true
});
} else if (screenWidth > 991 && mySwiper != undefined) {
mySwiper.destroy();
mySwiper = undefined;
jQuery('.swiper-wrapper').removeAttr('style');
jQuery('.swiper-slide').removeAttr('style');
}
}
//Swiper plugin initialization
initSwiper();
//Swiper plugin initialization on window resize
$(window).on('resize', function(){
initSwiper();
});
And it worx! :)
Problem
i'm using iDangerous Swiper for my website in lower resolutions. here is how i'm calling it: ``` var resolution = 670; if ($(window).width() < resolution) { var mySwiper = $('.swiper-container').swiper({ mode:'horizontal', loop: true, grabCursor: true, paginationClickable: true }); ``` so, when you access it in a desktop browser, the swiper will not be called. what i want to do is to "turn it on" if the user resizes the window to a size smaller than `resolution` or destroy it if the user accesses it in a small window size and then resizes it to bigger than `resolution`. i tried this, but it didn't work: ``` $(window).resize(function(){ if ($(window).width() < resolution) { if(typeof(mySwiper) === "undefined" ) { var mySwiper = $('.swiper-container').swiper({ mode:'horizontal', loop: true, grabCursor: true, paginationClickable: true }); } } else { if (typeof(mySwiper) !== "undefined" ) { mySwiper.destroy(); } } }); ``` two undesirable things happen: - if the user is in a small resolution and resizes it to a resolution that still calls the swiper, it restarts the swiper. - if the user is in a small resolution and resizes it to a bigger resolution, it is not destroyed. i thing my problem is the `typeof`. i don't know much how variables work when they are called like this: `$('.swiper-container').swiper()`. how do i "uncall" swiper and how not call it if it was already called?