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append to div one time

I am revisiting this code I made a year ago with the help of another person. Unfortunately I don't have contact with them anymore to get more help. Basically It dynamically adds classs to the tb and b nodes of a document coming from namesToChange. Now what I am trying to do is append some text to the div with class dtxt node but still use this code below. I am using the code $('td.pn_adm_jeff').children('div.dtxt').append('zzz'); and it works but it constantly appends more than once as seen in the photo below. How do I go about making it add once and stop?
Photo
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5392/7c23ddb145954aefadb1b9f.png
Code
function customizefields(a) {
$('td b').each(function () {
name = $(this).text();
if (name.indexOf(" ") != -1) {
name = name.substring(0, name.indexOf(" "))
}
if (a[name]) {
this.className = a[name].class;
this.parentNode.className = a[name].img
}
})
$('td.pn_adm_jeff').children('div.dtxt').append('zzz');
}
var namesToChange = {
'Jeff' :{'class':'pn_adm','img':'pn_adm_jeff'}
};
setInterval(function () {
customizefields(namesToChange)
}, 1000);
Update
var needsUpdate = true;
function customizefields(a) {
$('td b').each(function () {
name = $(this).text();
if (name.indexOf(" ") != -1) {
name = name.substring(0, name.indexOf(" "));
}
if (a[name]) {
this.className = a[name].class;
this.parentNode.className = a[name].img;
}
});
if (needsUpdate) {
$('td.pn_adm_jeff').children('div.dtxt').append('testing');
needsUpdate = false;
}
}
var namesToChange = {
'jeff' :{'class':'pn_adm','img':'pn_adm_jeff'};
};
setTimeout(function () {
customizefields(namesToChange);
}, 1000);

use setTimeout rather than setInterval (interval is for repeating a timer task, timeout is a single timer task)
To prevent a certain task from occuring more than once in a repeated task, there is a simple fix.
// global variable
var needsUpdate = true;
// now in the timer task
if (needsUpdate) {
$('td.pn_adm_jeff').children('div.dtxt').append('zzz');
needsUpdate = false;
}
Does that work for you?

Define a global variable to hold the input flag
var appended = false;
function appendthestring() {
if(!appended) $('td.pn_adm_jeff').children('div.dtxt').append('zzz');
appended = true;
}

How to get jQuery placeholder/watermark plugin to work for ajax loaded text fields?

I'm using the following placeholder plugin
(function($){
var ph = "PLACEHOLDER-INPUT";
var phl = "PLACEHOLDER-LABEL";
var boundEvents = false;
var default_options = {
labelClass: 'placeholder'
};
//check for native support for placeholder attribute, if so stub methods and return
var input = document.createElement("input");
if ('placeholder' in input) {
$.fn.placeholder = $.fn.unplaceholder = function(){}; //empty function
delete input; //cleanup IE memory
return;
};
delete input;
//bind to resize to fix placeholders when the page resizes (fields are hidden/displayed, which can change positioning).
$(window).resize(checkResize);
$.fn.placeholder = function(options) {
bindEvents();
var opts = $.extend(default_options, options)
this.each(function(){
var rnd=Math.random().toString(32).replace(/\./,'')
,input=$(this)
,label=$('<label style="position:absolute;display:none;top:0;left:0;"></label>');
if (!input.attr('placeholder') || input.data(ph) === ph) return; //already watermarked
//make sure the input tag has an ID assigned, if not, assign one.
if (!input.attr('id')) input.attr('id', 'input_' + rnd);
label .attr('id',input.attr('id') + "_placeholder")
.data(ph, '#' + input.attr('id')) //reference to the input tag
.attr('for',input.attr('id'))
.addClass(opts.labelClass)
.addClass(opts.labelClass + '-for-' + this.tagName.toLowerCase()) //ex: watermark-for-textarea
.addClass(phl)
.text(input.attr('placeholder'));
input
.data(phl, '#' + label.attr('id')) //set a reference to the label
.data(ph,ph) //set that the field is watermarked
.addClass(ph) //add the watermark class
.after(label) //add the label field to the page
//setup overlay
itemFocus.call(this);
itemBlur.call(this);
});
};
$.fn.unplaceholder = function(){
this.each(function(){
var input=$(this),
label=$(input.data(phl));
if (input.data(ph) !== ph) return;
label.remove();
input.removeData(ph).removeData(phl).removeClass(ph).unbind('change',itemChange);
});
};
function bindEvents() {
if (boundEvents) return;
//prepare live bindings if not already done.
$("form").live('reset', function(){
$(this).find('.' + ph).each(itemBlur);
});
$('.' + ph)
.live('keydown',itemFocus)
.live('mousedown',itemFocus)
.live('mouseup',itemFocus)
.live('mouseclick',itemFocus)
.live('focus',itemFocus)
.live('focusin',itemFocus)
.live('blur',itemBlur)
.live('focusout',itemBlur)
.live('change',itemChange);
;
$('.' + phl)
.live('click', function() { $($(this).data(ph)).focus(); })
.live('mouseup', function() { $($(this).data(ph)).focus(); });
bound = true;
boundEvents = true;
};
function itemChange() {
var input = $(this);
if (!!input.val()) {
$(input.data(phl)).hide();
return;
}
if (input.data(ph+'FOCUSED') != 1) {
showPHL(input);
}
}
function itemFocus() {
$($(this).data(ph+'FOCUSED',1).data(phl)).hide();
};
function itemBlur() {
var that = this;
showPHL($(this).removeData(ph+'FOCUSED'));
//use timeout to let other validators/formatters directly bound to blur/focusout work
setTimeout(function(){
var input = $(that);
//if the item wasn't refocused, test the item
if (input.data(ph+'FOCUSED') != 1) {
showPHL(input);
}
}, 200);
};
function showPHL(input, forced) {
var label = $(input.data(phl));
//if not already shown, and needs to be, show it.
if ((forced || label.css('display') == 'none') && !input.val())
label
.text(input.attr('placeholder'))
.css('top', input.position().top + 'px')
.css('left', input.position().left + 'px')
.css('display', 'block');
//console.dir({ 'input': { 'id':input.attr('id'), 'pos': input.position() }});
}
var cr;
function checkResize() {
if (cr) window.clearTimeout(cr);
cr = window.setTimeout(checkResize2, 50);
}
function checkResize2() {
$('.' + ph).each(function(){
var input = $(this);
var focused = $(this).data(ph+'FOCUSED');
if (!focused) showPHL(input, true);
});
}
}(jQuery));
It applies the placeholder attribute to form fields in browsers that do not natively support the placeholder attribute (ex. IE9). It works for statically loaded text fields, however for text fields that are loaded via ajax, the placeholder does not appear.
Is it possible to achieve this 'watermark' effect on text fields that are loaded via ajax?

What happens if you trigger the window resize function after adding in new inputs?
$(window).trigger('resize')

You could apply the plugin to newly created controls after the AJAX call completes. Forgive the pseudo-code as I'm not really sure about how your AJAX calls are working:
$.ajax({
url: "test.html",
cache: false
}).done(function( result ) {
field = $('<input>').html(result);
$("#results").append(field);
field.placeholder();
});
Another option is that you could use jQuery's .on() method to bind dynamically created controls to the function--but it wants an event (like click). I'm not sure how you would do that. Maybe something like this:
$( 'body' ).on('click','input.addField', function(e){
$(this).placeholder();
});
I know this won't work, but maybe it helps get you brainstorm solutions.

Uncaught ReferenceError: X is not defined

This code is being used on a Chrome Extension.
When I call the "showOrHideYT()" function, I get a
"Uncaught ReferenceError: showOrHideYT is not defined | (anonymous
function) | onclick"
This code will search for youtube links in a page, and it will add a button (it's really a div with an event) next to the link to show the iframe with the embedded video, pretty much like Reddit Enhancement Suite. Consider the code, per se, incomplete. I just want to know what am i missing when i call the "showOrHideYT(frameZES12345)" function.
if needed, i can provide manifest.json.
Thanks
function showOrHideYT(id)
{
var YTvidWidth = 420;
var YTvidHeight = 315;
frameYT=getElementById(id);
console.log(frameYT.style.visibility);
if (frameYT.style.visibility == "hidden")
{
frameYT.style.width = YTvidWidth+"px";
frameYT.style.height = YTvidHeight+"px";
frameYT.style.visibility = "visible";
}
if (frameYT.style.visibility == "visible")
{
frameYT.style.width = "0px";
frameYT.style.height = "0px";
frameYT.style.visibility = "hidden";
}
};
// DOM utility functions
function insertAfter( referenceNode, newNode ) {
if ((typeof(referenceNode) == 'undefined') || (referenceNode == null)) {
console.log(arguments.callee.caller);
} else if ((typeof(referenceNode.parentNode) != 'undefined') && (typeof(referenceNode.nextSibling) != 'undefined')) {
if (referenceNode.parentNode == null) {
console.log(arguments.callee.caller);
} else {
referenceNode.parentNode.insertBefore( newNode, referenceNode.nextSibling );
}
}
};
function createElementWithID(elementType, id, classname) {
obj = document.createElement(elementType);
if (id != null) {
obj.setAttribute('id', id);
}
if ((typeof(classname) != 'undefined') && (classname != '')) {
obj.setAttribute('class', classname);
}
return obj;
};
///////////////////////////////////////
$(document).ready(function() {
var vidWidth = 420;
var vidHeight = 315;
var linksSemID = document.getElementsByTagName("a") ;
for (var i = 0; i < linksSemID.length; i++){
if (/id=$/.test(linksSemID[i].href)) links[i].href += "1";
}
i=0;
var youTubeRegExp = /(?:v=)([\w\-]+)/g;
var forEach = Array.prototype.forEach;
var linkArray = document.getElementsByTagName('a');
forEach.call(linkArray, function(link){
linkArray.id="zes" + i++;
var linkTarget = link.getAttribute('href');
if (linkTarget!=null)
{
if (linkTarget.search(youTubeRegExp) !=-1)
{
console.log (linkTarget);
idVideo=linkTarget.match(/(?:v=)([\w\-]+)/g);
//idVideo = idVideo.replace("v=", "");
//add buton
botaoMais = document.createElement('DIV');
botaoMais.setAttribute('class','expando-button collapsed video');
botaoMais.setAttribute('onclick','showOrHideYT(frameZES'+ i +')');
insertAfter(link, botaoMais);
//add iframe
ifrm = document.createElement('IFRAME');
ifrm.setAttribute('src', 'http://www.youtube.com/embed/'+ idVideo);
ifrm.style.width = '0px';
ifrm.style.height = '0px';
ifrm.style.frameborder='0px';
ifrm.style.visibility = 'hidden';
ifrm.setAttribute('id', 'frameZES' + i);
insertAfter(link, ifrm);
}
}
});
});

When you use setAttribute with a string, the event will be executed in the context of the page. The functions which are defined in a Content script are executed in a sandboxed scope. So, you have to pass a function reference, instead of a string:
Replace:
botaoMais.setAttribute('onclick','showOrHideYT(frameZES'+ i +')');
With:
botaoMais.addEventListener('click', (function(i) {
return function() {
showOrHideYT("frameZES"+ i);
};
})(i));
Explanation of code:
(function(i) { ..})(i) is used to preserve the value of i for each event.
Inside this self-invoking function, another function is returned, used as an event listener to click.

I see that you are using jQuery in your code. I personally think if we are using a library like jQuery, then we should not mix the native javascript code and jQuery code.
You can use jQuery bind to bind your the functions you need to call on dom ready.
Read below to know more.
suppose you want to call a javascript function on a button click, Here is the HTML for the same.
<div id="clickme">
<input id= "clickmebutton" type="button" value = "clickme" />
</div>
suppose "test" is the function you need to call, here is the code for test function.
function test() {
alert("hello");
}
you now need to bind the test function on the button click.
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#clickmebutton").bind("click", function(){
// do what ever you want to do here
test();
});
});

How to detect if some text box is changed via external script?

I have some jQuery plugin that changes some elements, i need some event or jQuery plugin that trigger an event when some text input value changed.
I've downloaded jquery.textchange plugin, it is a good plugin but doesn't detect changes via external source.

#MSS -- Alright, this is a kludge but it works:
When I call boxWatcher() I set the value to 3,000 but you'd need to do it much more often, like maybe 100 or 300.
http://jsfiddle.net/N9zBA/8/
var theOldContent = $('#theID').val().trim();
var theNewContent = "";
function boxWatcher(milSecondsBetweenChecks) {
var theLoop = setInterval(function() {
theNewContent = $('#theID').val().trim();
if (theOldContent == theNewContent) {
return; //no change
}
clearInterval(theLoop);//stop looping
handleContentChange();
}, milSecondsBetweenChecks);
};
function handleContentChange() {
alert('content has changed');
//restart boxWatcher
theOldContent = theNewContent;//reset theOldContent
boxWatcher(3000);//3000 is about 3 seconds
}
function buttonClick() {
$('#theID').value = 'asd;lfikjasd;fkj';
}
$(document).ready(function() {
boxWatcher(3000);
})

try to set the old value into a global variable then fire onkeypress event on your text input and compare between old and new values of it. some thing like that
var oldvlaue = $('#myInput').val();
$('#myInput').keyup(function(){
if(oldvlaue!=$('#myInput').val().trim())
{
alert('text has been changed');
}
});
you test this example here
Edit
try to add an EventListner to your text input, I don't know more about it but you can check this Post it may help

Thanks to #Darin because of his/her solution I've marked as the answer, but i have made some small jQuery plugin to achieve the same work named 'txtChgMon'.
(function ($) {
$.fn.txtChgMon = function (func) {
var res = this.each(function () {
txts[0] = { t: this, f: func, oldT: $(this).val(), newT: '' };
});
if (!watchStarted) {
boxWatcher(200);
}
return res;
};
})(jQuery);
var txts = [];
var watchStarted = false;
function boxWatcher(milSecondsBetweenChecks) {
watchStarted = true;
var theLoop = setInterval(function () {
for (var i = 0; i < txts.length; i++) {
txts[i].newT = $(txts[i].t).val();
if (txts[i].newT == txts[i].oldT) {
return; //no change
}
clearInterval(theLoop); //stop looping
txts[i].f(txts[i], txts[i].oldT, txts[i].newT);
txts[i].oldT = $(txts[i].t).val();
boxWatcher(milSecondsBetweenChecks);
return;
}
}, milSecondsBetweenChecks);
}

setInterval with other jQuery events - Too many recursions

I'm trying to build a Javascript listener for a small page that uses AJAX to load content based on the anchor in the URL. Looking online, I found and modified a script that uses setInterval() to do this and so far it works fine. However, I have other jQuery elements in the $(document).ready() for special effects for the menus and content. If I use setInterval() no other jQuery effects work. I finagled a way to get it work by including the jQuery effects in the loop for setInterval() like so:
$(document).ready(function() {
var pageScripts = function() {
pageEffects();
pageURL();
}
window.setInterval(pageScripts, 500);
});
var currentAnchor = null;
function pageEffects() {
// Popup Menus
$(".bannerMenu").hover(function() {
$(this).find("ul.bannerSubmenu").slideDown(300).show;
}, function() {
$(this).find("ul.bannerSubmenu").slideUp(400);
});
$(".panel").hover(function() {
$(this).find(".panelContent").fadeIn(200);
}, function() {
$(this).find(".panelContent").fadeOut(300);
});
// REL Links Control
$("a[rel='_blank']").click(function() {
this.target = "_blank";
});
$("a[rel='share']").click(function(event) {
var share_url = $(this).attr("href");
window.open(share_url, "Share", "width=768, height=450");
event.preventDefault();
});
}
function pageURL() {
if (currentAnchor != document.location.hash) {
currentAnchor = document.location.hash;
if (!currentAnchor) {
query = "section=home";
} else {
var splits = currentAnchor.substring(1).split("&");
var section = splits[0];
delete splits[0];
var params = splits.join("&");
var query = "section=" + section + params;
}
$.get("loader.php", query, function(data) {
$("#load").fadeIn("fast");
$("#content").fadeOut(100).html(data).fadeIn(500);
$("#load").fadeOut("fast");
});
}
}
This works fine for a while but after a few minutes of the page being loaded, it drags to a near stop in IE and Firefox. I checked the FF Error Console and it comes back with an error "Too many Recursions." Chrome seems to not care and the page continues to run more or less normally despite the amount of time it's been open.
It would seem to me that the pageEffects() call is causing the issue with the recursion, however, any attempts to move it out of the loop breaks them and they cease to work as soon as setInterval makes it first loop.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!

I am guessing that the pageEffects need added to the pageURL content.
At the very least this should be more efficient and prevent duplicate handlers
$(document).ready(function() {
pageEffects($('body'));
(function(){
pageURL();
window.setTimeout(arguments.callee, 500);
})();
});
var currentAnchor = null;
function pageEffects(parent) {
// Popup Menus
parent.find(".bannerMenu").each(function() {
$(this).unbind('mouseenter mouseleave');
var proxy = {
subMenu: $(this).find("ul.bannerSubmenu"),
handlerIn: function() {
this.subMenu.slideDown(300).show();
},
handlerOut: function() {
this.subMenu.slideUp(400).hide();
}
};
$(this).hover(proxy.handlerIn, proxy.handlerOut);
});
parent.find(".panel").each(function() {
$(this).unbind('mouseenter mouseleave');
var proxy = {
content: panel.find(".panelContent"),
handlerIn: function() {
this.content.fadeIn(200).show();
},
handlerOut: function() {
this.content.slideUp(400).hide();
}
};
$(this).hover(proxy.handlerIn, proxy.handlerOut);
});
// REL Links Control
parent.find("a[rel='_blank']").each(function() {
$(this).target = "_blank";
});
parent.find("a[rel='share']").click(function(event) {
var share_url = $(this).attr("href");
window.open(share_url, "Share", "width=768, height=450");
event.preventDefault();
});
}
function pageURL() {
if (currentAnchor != document.location.hash) {
currentAnchor = document.location.hash;
if (!currentAnchor) {
query = "section=home";
} else {
var splits = currentAnchor.substring(1).split("&");
var section = splits[0];
delete splits[0];
var params = splits.join("&");
var query = "section=" + section + params;
}
var content = $("#content");
$.get("loader.php", query, function(data) {
$("#load").fadeIn("fast");
content.fadeOut(100).html(data).fadeIn(500);
$("#load").fadeOut("fast");
});
pageEffects(content);
}
}

Thanks for the suggestions. I tried a few of them and they still did not lead to the desirable effects. After some cautious testing, I found out what was happening. With jQuery (and presumably Javascript as a whole), whenever an AJAX callback is made, the elements brought in through the callback are not binded to what was originally binded in the document, they must be rebinded. You can either do this by recalling all the jQuery events on a successful callback or by using the .live() event in jQuery's library. I opted for .live() and it works like a charm now and no more recursive errors :D.
$(document).ready(function() {
// Popup Menus
$(".bannerMenu").live("hover", function(event) {
if (event.type == "mouseover") {
$(this).find("ul.bannerSubmenu").slideDown(300);
} else {
$(this).find("ul.bannerSubmenu").slideUp(400);
}
});
// Rollover Content
$(".panel").live("hover", function(event) {
if (event.type == "mouseover") {
$(this).find(".panelContent").fadeIn(200);
} else {
$(this).find(".panelContent").fadeOut(300);
}
});
// HREF Events
$("a[rel='_blank']").live("click", function(event) {
var target = $(this).attr("href");
window.open(target, "_blank");
event.preventDefault();
});
$("a[rel='share']").live("click", function(event) {
var share_url = $(this).attr("href");
window.open(share_url, "Share", "width=768, height=450");
event.preventDefault();
});
setInterval("checkAnchor()", 500);
});
var currentAnchor = null;
function checkAnchor() {
if (currentAnchor != document.location.hash) {
currentAnchor = document.location.hash;
if (!currentAnchor) {
query = "section=home";
} else {
var splits = currentAnchor.substring(1).split("&");
var section = splits[0];
delete splits[0];
var params = splits.join("&");
var query = "section=" + section + params;
}
$.get("loader.php", query, function(data) {
$("#load").fadeIn(200);
$("#content").fadeOut(200).html(data).fadeIn(200);
$("#load").fadeOut(200);
});
}
}
Anywho, the page works as intended even in IE (which I rarely check for compatibility). Hopefully, some other newb will learn from my mistakes :p.