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How to Send Data to KendoWindow Close Event

I'm trying to open a Kendo UI kendoWindow from within an MVC View. I also use a Partial View as the content of the kendoWindow. Moreover, I use the Kendo UI MVVM pattern to bind my elements.
First let me to show you my main View and my pop-up Partial View (kendoWindow).
The important part of my main View (Parent) is as follows:
#{
ViewBag.Title = "My Main View";
Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml";
}
<script src="~/Scripts/ViewModel/main.js"></script>
<script src="~/Scripts/InitView/main.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var viewModel;
$(function () {
viewModel = initVm({
GetPartialContent_Url: '#Url.Action("GetPartialContent")'
});
initView(viewModel);
kendo.bind($("#container"), viewModel);
viewModel.Onread();
});
</script>
<div id="container">
<div id="Window-box"></div>
// Some other elements like the button which opens the kendoWindow are defined here.
</div>
My initVm is as follows:
function initVm(arg) {
var vm = kendo.observable({
onOpenKendoWindow: function () {
$("#Window-box").kendoWindow({
iframe: true,
content: arg.GetPartialContent_Url,
title: 'Some Title',
width: 500,
height: 'auto',
close: function (e) {
//Is it possible to get some data from kendoWindow (Partial View) here?
}
});
var dialog = $("#Window-box").data("kendoWindow");
dialog.maximize();
}
});
return vm;
}
Until now, I showed you the important parts of my main View. Now I want to show you the important parts of my kendoWindow (Partial View).
My Partial View which is used as the content of the kendoWindow is as follows:
#{
Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_PartialLayout.cshtml";
}
<script src="~/Scripts/ViewModel/partial.js"></script>
<script src="~/Scripts/InitView/partial.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var partialVM;
$(function () {
partialVM = initPartialVm({
GetTransactions_Url: '#Url.Action("GetTransactions", "Account")'
});
initPartialView(partialVM);
kendo.bind($("#container"), partialVM);
});
</script>
<div id="container">
<div id="gridTransactions"></div>
</div>
And my initPartialVm is as follows:
function initPartialVm(arg) {
var vm = kendo.observable({
onSelectTransaction: function () {
// KendoWindow should be closed here and passing some data from here to main View (close event of kendowWindow);
}
});
return vm;
}
Note: The 'gridTransactions' is a Kendo UI GridView (inside of kendoWindow - Partial View). Each rows of this grid has a select button and the 'onSelectTransaction' function is fired when each of these select buttons is clicked.
And finally, the main question is that, how can I close the kendowWindow by clicking each select button of the GridView and pass some data to the close event of the kendowWindow?

Yes it is possible. I found it much easier and a bit cleaner to wrap all the dialog functionality up into a dialog controller and extend it a bit in javascript.
Once the .js part is done it makes for a cleaner use. If you don't prefer to do this then look for the findDialog function below (it shows how get a handle to a dialog and call the close method on it).
As far as sending data on close, It would be easy to add a callback in the dialog to be called when the dialog is closed, supplied on invocation, then add a property in the widget to set the custom data to pass through in the dialogs close() back to the consumers event handler.
Also, please note I am no javascript expert, it took me longer than I would like to admit to work the bugs out of this but it has held up solidly for about 6 years. Feel free to offer suggestions.
In Bundle Config:
bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/myCustom").Include(
...
"~/Scripts/MyCustom/MyCustomDialogs.js",
...
));
Where you register scripts:
#Scripts.Render("~/bundles/MyCustom")
In your index view or parent view :
<div id="_applicationDialogs"></div>
<div id="_mainAppContentLoadsHere"></div>
var _mainDialogController;
$(document).ready(function () {
...
_mainDialogController = $("#_applicationDialogs").kendoMyCustomDialogController().data("kendoMyCustomDialogController");
...
}
Where you want to invoke the dialog: SomePartial
function lnkDetailsOnClick(someID) {
_mainDialogController.createDialog({
dialogId: "frmUserDetail_" + someID,
modal: false,
title:"Daily Details",
pin: true,
height: 575,
width: 1025,
actions: ["Refresh", "Maximize", "Minimize", "Pin", "Close"],
url: '#Url.Action("SomePartialView", "SomeController")',
data:{
someID: someID,
dialogName:'frmUserDetail_'+ someID //NOTE : This will come back in the invoked partial as Model.DialogName so it can be dismissed with ease.
}
});
}
Dismissing the Dialog Inside of SomePartial :
#model MyModelThatHasTheDialogHandle
function btnClose_Click() {
var dialog = _mainDialogController.findDialog('#Model.DialogName');
dialog.close();
}
Now for the long .js file :
(function ($) {
var kendo = window.kendo,
ui = kendo.ui,
Widget = ui.Widget;
var MyCustomDialogController = Widget.extend({
init: function (element, options) {
var that = this;
Widget.fn.init.call(this, element, options);
that._create();
},
onResize: function () { },
options: {
modal: true,
dialogId: "dlgController1",
url: "",
data: null,
pin: false,
width: 300,
height: 300,
actions:["Close"],
title: "Information",
disableMaximize:false,
name: "MyCustomDialogController",
autosize: false,
onDialogClosed: null,
hideOnClose: false
},
_create: function () {
var that = this;
},
createDialog: function (options) {
var that = this;
var wrapperName = options.dialogId + "_wrapper";
that.element.append("<div id='" + wrapperName + "'></div>");
var wrapperElement = that.element.find("#" + wrapperName);
wrapperElement.kendo_MyCustomDialog(options);
},
findDialog: function (dialogId) {
that = this;
var wrapperName = dialogId+"_wrapper";
var dialog = $("#" + wrapperName);
//var dialog = wrapper.find("#" + dialogId);
return dialog.data("kendo_MyCustomDialog");
},
forceCloseAllDialogs: function ()
{
that = this;
$('.MyCustom-window').each(function () {
$(this).data("kendoWindow").close();
});
},
isModalWindowActive: function ()
{
that = this;
return $('.MyCustom-window-modal').length > 0;
},
currentModalWindow: function () {
that = this;
return that.findDialog($('.MyCustom-window-modal')[0].id);
}
});
ui.plugin(MyCustomDialogController);
})(jQuery);
(function ($) {
var kendo = window.kendo,
ui = kendo.ui,
Widget = ui.Widget;
var _MyCustomDialog = Widget.extend({
init: function (element, options) {
var that = this;
Widget.fn.init.call(this, element, options);
that._create();
},
onResize: function () { },
options: {
modal: true,
dialogId: "frmMain",
url: "",
data: null,
pin: false,
width: 300,
height: 300,
actions: ["Close"],
title: "Information",
name: "_MyCustomDialog",
disableMaximize:false,
autosize: false,
onDialogClosed: null,
hideOnClose:false
},
_create: function () {
var that = this;
that.isModalWindowActive = true;
that.modifiedData = false;
that.frmElement = $("#" + that.options.dialogId).data("kendoWindow");
if (that.frmElement == null) {
var template ;
if(that.options.modal)
template = kendo.template(that._templates.divModalFormWrapper);
else
template = kendo.template(that._templates.divFormWrapper);
that.wrapper = $(template(that.options));
that.element.append(that.wrapper);
if (that.options.autosize)
{
that.options.height =null;
that.options.width = null;
}
that.frmElement = that.wrapper.kendoWindow({
title: "Loading...",
modal: that.options.modal,
visible: that.options.autosize,
draggable: true,
resizeable:!that.options.disableMaximize,
width: that.options.width,
height: that.options.height,
resizeable: true,
pinned:that.options.pin,
resize: function () {
that.onResize();
},
content: {
url: that.options.url,
data: that.options.data,
type: "POST",
datatype: "json",
traditional: true
},
refresh: function () {
that.frmElement.title(that.options.title);
if (that.options.autosize) {
that.frmElement.center();
}
},
actions: that.options.actions,
close: function (e) {
that.IsModalWindowActive = false;
if (that.options.hideOnClose == false) {
if (that.frmElement != null)
that.frmElement.destroy();
this.destroy();
that.wrapper.remove("#" + that.options.dialogId);
that.wrapper.empty();
}
if (that.options.onDialogClosed) {
that.options.onDialogClosed(that.modifiedData);
}
}
}).data("kendoWindow");
}
if (that.options.autosize)
that.frmElement.center().open();
else if (that.options.hideOnClose == true)
that.frmElement.open();
else
that.frmElement.center().open();
if (that.options.pin)
that.frmElement.pin();
},
setModifiedFlag:function(modified)
{
var that = this;
that.modifiedData = modified;
},
close: function () {
var that = this;
that.frmElement.close();
},
show: function () {
var that = this;
that.wrapper.show();
that.frmElement.open();
},
setTitle: function (title) {
var that = this;
that.frmElement.title(title);
},
height: function () {
var that = this;
var wtfHeight = that.frmElement.options.height;
if (isNaN(wtfHeight)) {
if (wtfHeight.indexOf("px") >= 0)
wtfHeight = wtfHeight.replace("px", "");
}
return wtfHeight;
},
_templates: {
divModalFormWrapper: "<div id='#=dialogId#' class='MyCustom-window MyCustom-window-modal'></div>",
divFormWrapper: "<div id='#=dialogId#' class='MyCustom-window'></div>"
}
});
// add the widget to the ui namespace so it's available
ui.plugin(_MyCustomDialog);
})(jQuery);

How to use fillSelectors in casperjs

I need to get some content from the page, but if I use fillSelectors() the content is not load. Maybe i need use evaluate(), but i dont undestend where and how.
var casper = require('casper').create()
casper.start('http://console.matomycontentnetwork.com/', function() {
this.fillSelectors('form#login-form', {
'input[name="username"]': 'jpost',
'input[name="password"]': 'matomy123'
}, true);
this.clickLabel("Sign In", 'button');
});
casper.then(function() {
var start_date = '09/01/2015';
var end_date = '10/07/2015';
this.evaluate(function() {
$('#report-range').val('custom').change();
});
this.fillSelectors('form#report-form', {
'input[name="report[start_date]"]': start_date,
'input[name="report[end_date]"]': end_date,
'input[id="grouping-option-3"]' : true,
'input[id="grouping-option-2"]' : true,
'input[id="grouping-option-4"]' : true
}, true);
this.click("#run-report");
this.wait(10000, function () {
this.echo('.geo_country_name.innerText: ' + this.evaluate(function() {
return document.querySelector('.geo_country_name').innerText;
}));
this.echo('td.alignright:nth-child(5).innerText: ' + this.evaluate(function() {
return document.querySelector('td.alignright:nth-child(5)').innerText;
}));
});
});
casper.run();
Can you help with that?

Here are some guesses:
If you want to click on some button to submit a form, don't automatically submit a form. Remove the last argument:
this.fillSelectors('form#report-form', {
'input[name="report[start_date]"]': start_date,
'input[name="report[end_date]"]': end_date,
'input[id="grouping-option-3"]' : true,
'input[id="grouping-option-2"]' : true,
'input[id="grouping-option-4"]' : true
});
PhantomJS doesn't support element.innerText. You need to use element.textContent.

Cannot display data in a jQuery UI dialog via AJAX on opening

I just want to display following reviews which I got from my database on the Jquery UI dialog box on loading but it displays nothing:
{"results":[{"review_text":"good"},{"review_text":"not bad"},{"review_text":"great"}]}
Could you please check my code below and help me to find my mistake.
Here is my view:
<?php
$data = array(
'name' => $item_id,
'class' => 'all_reviews',
'content' => 'Reviews'
);
echo form_button($data);
?>
<div id="see_all_reviews">
<div id="load_reviews"></div>
</div>
Here is my JS file:
$(".all_reviews").click(function() {
var self = this;
var id = $(self).attr("name");
$.post('filter/get_reviews', { id: id }, function (data) {
var my_obj_review = data;
$.each(my_obj_review, function (i) {
var reviews_text = my_obj_review[i].review_text;
$("#load_reviews").text(reviews_text);
});
}, "json").error(function() { $( "#load_reviews" ).text(data.message);
});
$( "#see_all_reviews" ).dialog({
autoOpen: false,
title: "Reviews",
modal:true,
draggable:false,
width: 600,
height: 600,
close:function(){ $(this).dialog('destroy'); }
});
});

You primary issue is that your AJAX call is returning a data object not a data list. Replace:
var my_obj_review = data;
with:
var my_obj_review = data.results;
Additionally, this:
$(self).parent().find("#see_all_reviews").text(review_text);
can be replaced with this:
$("#see_all_reviews").text(review_text);
In either case, your each loop is going to replace that element with the last item in the list. Are you trying to append reviews to that div?
Finally, you may need to initialize your dialogue:
$("#see_all_reviews").dialog({
autoOpen: false,
show: "blind",
hide: "blind"
});
Here's your code refactored slightly:
$(document).ready(function() {
$(".all_reviews").click(function() {
var item_id = $(this).attr("name");
$.post('contr/get_reviews', { item_id: item_id }, function (data) {
$.each(data.results, function (n, result) {
$("#see_all_reviews").text(result.review_text);
});
// Above loop equivalent to:
$("#see_all_reviews").text(data.results[data.length-1].review_text);
}, "json")
.error(function(data) {
$("#see_all_reviews").text(data.message);
});
$("#see_all_reviews").dialog();
});
});
And here's a fully functioning fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/klenwell/d7r7s/

Script that calls a jquery function before the library load

I have problems with a Jquery function.
I get the jquery library from google.
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.1/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
First, I put the following the code on a .js
(function($){
jQuery.fn.jConfirmAction = function (options) {
var theOptions = jQuery.extend ({
question: "Are You Sure ?",
yesAnswer: "Yes",
cancelAnswer: "Cancel"
}, options);
return this.each (function () {
$(this).bind('click', function(e) {
var submitBtn = $(this);
if($(this).attr("jconfirmed")){
submitBtn.removeAttr("jconfirmed");
}else{
e.preventDefault();
thisHref = $(this).attr('href');
var btns = {};
btns[theOptions.yesAnswer]=function() {
$( this ).dialog( "close" );
if (thisHref!=null){
window.location = thisHref;
}else{
submitBtn.attr("jconfirmed", true);
submitBtn.click();
}
};
btns[theOptions.cancelAnswer]=function() {
$( this ).dialog( "close" );
submitBtn.removeAttr("jconfirmed");
};
var content='<p>'+theOptions.question+'</p>';
if(theOptions.checkboxText!=undefined){
content='<p>'+'<input type="checkbox" id="cbox">'+theOptions.checkboxText+'<br/><br/>'+theOptions.question+'</p>';
}
$('#dialog-confirm').html(content);
$('#cbox').click(function() {
/*
if($('#cbox').attr("checked")){
$('.ui-dialog-buttonset button:first-child').show();
}else{
$('.ui-dialog-buttonset button:first-child').hide();
}
*/
});
$('#dialog-confirm').dialog({
resizable: false,
modal: true,
buttons: btns,
show: {
effect: "blind",
duration: 1000
},
hide: {
effect: "explode",
duration: 1000
},
draggable: false,
dialogClass: 'main-dialog-class'
});
}
});
});
};
})(jQuery);
And, in a jsp file call the function.
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
$('.confirm').jConfirmAction();
});
</script>
But i have the following error in console:
Uncaught TypeError: Object [object Object] has no method 'jConfirmAction'
I tried to fix this by putting the function code in the same jsp, between <script type="text/javascript"></script>. That works for some pages, but in others pages have the same error. Is there a way to call the function only if jquery has been loaded?

Wrap your entire JS code with document.ready()
$(document).ready(function () {
(function ($) {
jQuery.fn.jConfirmAction = function (options) {
var theOptions = jQuery.extend({
question: "Are You Sure ?",
yesAnswer: "Yes",
cancelAnswer: "Cancel"
}, options);
return this.each(function () {
$(this).bind('click', function (e) {
var submitBtn = $(this);
if ($(this).attr("jconfirmed")) {
submitBtn.removeAttr("jconfirmed");
} else {
e.preventDefault();
thisHref = $(this).attr('href');
var btns = {};
btns[theOptions.yesAnswer] = function () {
$(this).dialog("close");
if (thisHref !== null) {
window.location = thisHref;
} else {
submitBtn.attr("jconfirmed", true);
submitBtn.click();
}
};
btns[theOptions.cancelAnswer] = function () {
$(this).dialog("close");
submitBtn.removeAttr("jconfirmed");
};
var content = '<p>' + theOptions.question + '</p>';
if (theOptions.checkboxText !== undefined) {
content = '<p>' + '<input type="checkbox" id="cbox">' + theOptions.checkboxText + '<br/><br/>' + theOptions.question + '</p>';
}
$('#dialog-confirm').html(content);
$('#cbox').click(function () {
/*
if($('#cbox').attr("checked")){
$('.ui-dialog-buttonset button:first-child').show();
}else{
$('.ui-dialog-buttonset button:first-child').hide();
}
*/
});
$('#dialog-confirm').dialog({
resizable: false,
modal: true,
buttons: btns,
show: {
effect: "blind",
duration: 1000
},
hide: {
effect: "explode",
duration: 1000
},
draggable: false,
dialogClass: 'main-dialog-class'
});
}
});
});
};
})(jQuery);
});
Include all your JS files at the end of the file and try again, and one side note ? use '!==' to compare variables with 'null' and 'undefined'

Trigger autocomplete using button/emulate combobox functionality

I'm using jqGrid in a project, and have managed to replace some of the controls on the edit/input modal with a jQuery autocomplete control, but would prefer something like a combobox.
How would it be possible to replicate the functionality, as I'm struggling to get any of the jQuery combobox add-ons working.
My data set is in json format, so it would be cool if I can keep it that way.

I think the jQuery plugin you're looking for is Flexselect which implements the Liquid metal search ranking algorithm to create the desired affect.

This is what I did to turn my autocompletes into comboboxes.
initImpactEdit = function (elem) {
setTimeout(function () {
$(elem).autocomplete({
source: function (request, response) {
$.ajax({
url: '#Url.Action("ImpactOptions")',
dataType: "json",
data: {
filter: request.term
},
success: function (data) {
response($.map(eval(data), function (item) {
return {
label: item.Impact_name,
value: item.Impact_name,
DTI_ID: item.DTI_ID
}
})
);
}
})
}
}
});
$(elem).addClass('customAutoCompleteWidth');
$('<button class="customDropdown"> </button>')
.attr("tabIndex", -1)
.attr("title", "Show All Items")
.insertAfter(elem)
.button({
icons: {
primary: "ui-icon-triangle-1-s"
},
text: false
})
.removeClass("ui-corner-all")
.addClass("ui-corner-right ui-button-icon")
.click(function () {
var widg = $(elem);
if (widg.autocomplete("widget").is(":visible")) {
widg.autocomplete("close");
return;
}
if (widg.val().length == 0) {
// pass empty string as value to search for, displaying all results
widg.autocomplete("search", "*");
} else { widg.autocomplete("search", widg.val()); }
widg.focus();
});
}, 100);
};
{ name: 'Impact', index: 'Impact', editoptions: { dataInit: initImpactEdit } },