ReferenceError: cordova is not defined

[judson75]

It is not working in my app. In my browser I get :"ReferenceError: cordova is not defined" at this line: cordova.ThemeableBrowser.open

[ralphcode]

Few immediate suggestions without more info on your environment / set up;

1. Have you included cordova.js in your head section?

2. Are you running after the device ready event? I.e.

function onDeviceReady () {
     alert("onDeviceReady()!");
     //now cordova.ThemeableBrowser.open..
}

document.addEventListener('deviceready', onDeviceReady, false);

3. You mention 'In my browser' - this plugin will not work in your browser. You'll need to compile with Cordova / PGB

Otherwise please let us know what you are using, some code snippets, cordova config, etc.

[judson75]

I do have the cordova.js called (in the footer). But my call is on a button click event, so not sure how to initiate on devive.ready, and open during trigger event. On my phone, it does nothing when I click, but I do not know how to debug (new to phonegap).

Thanks for the response.

[ralphcode]

I'd recommend you start from something like the hello world app if you are new to PhoneGap; here

This outlines when the deviceready() event is called and therefore you should be able to use plugins (if you've included it in your config).

How are you running your app? If you use this plugin, you'll need to use something like Cordova CLI or PhoneGapBuild to pull it all together.