Passing a variable from template.php to a js

Question

so in my THEME_preprocess_page I have

drupal_add_js(array('variableName' => 'value'), 'setting');

and in my js file

alert(Drupal.settings.variableName);

I get 'undefined' is it possible to pass a variable to javascript in this way?

Answer 1

try the following

$(function() {
    alert(Drupal.settings.variableName);
});