I have some functions which don't need any event for calling, like these
$(document).ready(function(){
var t = new $.TextboxList('#form_tags_input', { });
});
and this
$(function() {
$('.tags').tagsInput({width:'auto'});
});
The problem is that I have to call them in a dynamically created post with jQuery. If there is any even then yes, I can use the delicate function for this purpose. But here no event is included.
How should I make this function to work for a component which is created dynamically by jQuery?
I am new in JavaScript and jquery so please edit my code to provide me an answer.
Use this function it will see for the node first and then will open the menu attached with that element.
$('body').on('DOMNodeInserted', ".tags", function(){
$(this).tagsInput({width:'auto'});
});
Hope it helps.
Cheers!
Just starting out with front end development here, but despite my assuredly poor practices I've been enjoying things a lot. Basically I'm trying to add an onclick function to an element when the page loads. It was working fine as:
$("li a:contains('Search')").ready(function(){
$("li a:contains('Search')").on("click", function(){
$("li a:contains('Search)").text("test")});
});
But my programmer spidey-senses were strongly activated by the quite frankly gross state of this code, so I tried to refactor and my thought for the easiest first-step refactoring was this:
function replaceWithSearch(element){
element.text("test");
}
$("li a:contains('Search')").ready(function(){
$("li a:contains('Search')").on("click", replaceWithSearch($("li a:contains('Search')")));
});
However, when I changed to that, the onclick function now launches immediately. Is there a way to force the function to only be evaluated when called as a callback? I would prefer to have the function be reusable, also if you have any other comments on refactoring my code or best practices I would be very glad to hear them. Again, just starting out with Javascript and I would love to build some good practices.
Optimized code:
$(document).ready(function() {
$("li a:contains('Search')").bind("click", function() {
$(this).text("test");
});
});
If you prefer to use a function, proper way is:
$(document).ready(function() {
$("li a:contains('Search')").bind("click", replaceWithSearch);
});
And in the function you don't have to use argument:
function replaceWithSearch(){
$(this).text("test");
}
Live test case.
If your elements are created after page load, use the .on() like this:
$(document).on("click", "li a:contains('Search')", replaceWithSearch);
Updated fiddle.
Wrap the handler in a function like:
$("li a:contains('Search')").ready(function(){
$("li a:contains('Search')").on("click", function() {replaceWithSearch($("li a:contains('Search')"))});
});
That way, the handler is defined and associated with the click event, rather than executing immediately.
When I write the following code, whether Im using Aptana, Dreamweaver or Eclipse, I can never see functions in the onready block in the outline view:
$(document).ready(function(){
function myFunction(){
}
function myFunction2(){
}
});
Basically the only thing I see in outline is the onready and I have to remove the onready if I want to see all my functions. What technique or way of handling this situation can I try to both see all the functions in outline view and still use onready?
What technique or way of handling this situation can I try to both see
all the functions in outline view and still use onready?
Just don't define your own functions inside like you demostrated. It's unnecessary. Have your functions defined outside like so:
function myFunction(){
}
function myFunction2(){
}
$(document).ready(function() {
myFunction();
myFunction2();
});
A simpler way to do the onready is:
$(function(){
... code here ...
})
Maybe this will solve your problem...
In many cases, I need to bind a behaviour to an element after loading, and then after an event triggering (like "change").
I think the best way would be to make it in the same line:
$('#element_id').bind('load, change', function () {
...
});
But this works only for "change" and not for "load". There is a better way?
I stumbled across the same problem. Removing comma is not enough, at least not in this case:
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#element_id').bind('load change', function () {
... // (this DOESN'T get called on page load)
});
});
I guess load events get triggered before $(document).ready().
This is a simple solution:
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#element_id').bind('change', function () {
...
});
$('#element_id').trigger('change');
});
For already loaded content, when you want to run a function on an event and also straight away, you can use a custom event of your own naming to avoid triggering any existing bindings from libraries etc. on the built in events, e.g.
$(".my-selector").on("change rightnow", function() {
// do stuff...
}).triggerHandler("rightnow");
Don't you just need to remove the comma?
try it without the comma:
$('#element_id').bind('load change', function () {
...
});
http://api.jquery.com/bind/#multiple-events
I'm using jQuery to wire up some mouseover effects on elements that are inside an UpdatePanel. The events are bound in $(document).ready . For example:
$(function() {
$('div._Foo').bind("mouseover", function(e) {
// Do something exciting
});
});
Of course, this works fine the first time the page is loaded, but when the UpdatePanel does a partial page update, it's not run and the mouseover effects don't work any more inside the UpdatePanel.
What's the recommended approach for wiring stuff up in jQuery not only on the first page load, but every time an UpdatePanel fires a partial page update? Should I be using the ASP.NET ajax lifecycle instead of $(document).ready?
An UpdatePanel completely replaces the contents of the update panel on an update. This means that those events you subscribed to are no longer subscribed because there are new elements in that update panel.
What I've done to work around this is re-subscribe to the events I need after every update. I use $(document).ready() for the initial load, then use Microsoft's PageRequestManager (available if you have an update panel on your page) to re-subscribe every update.
$(document).ready(function() {
// bind your jQuery events here initially
});
var prm = Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager.getInstance();
prm.add_endRequest(function() {
// re-bind your jQuery events here
});
The PageRequestManager is a javascript object which is automatically available if an update panel is on the page. You shouldn't need to do anything other than the code above in order to use it as long as the UpdatePanel is on the page.
If you need more detailed control, this event passes arguments similar to how .NET events are passed arguments (sender, eventArgs) so you can see what raised the event and only re-bind if needed.
Here is the latest version of the documentation from Microsoft: msdn.microsoft.com/.../bb383810.aspx
A better option you may have, depending on your needs, is to use jQuery's .on(). These method are more efficient than re-subscribing to DOM elements on every update. Read all of the documentation before you use this approach however, since it may or may not meet your needs. There are a lot of jQuery plugins that would be unreasonable to refactor to use .delegate() or .on(), so in those cases, you're better off re-subscribing.
<script type="text/javascript">
function BindEvents() {
$(document).ready(function() {
$(".tr-base").mouseover(function() {
$(this).toggleClass("trHover");
}).mouseout(function() {
$(this).removeClass("trHover");
});
}
</script>
The area which is going to be updated.
<asp:UpdatePanel...
<ContentTemplate
<script type="text/javascript">
Sys.Application.add_load(BindEvents);
</script>
*// Staff*
</ContentTemplate>
</asp:UpdatePanel>
User Control with jQuery Inside an UpdatePanel
This isn't a direct answer to the question, but I did put this solution together by reading the answers that I found here, and I thought someone might find it useful.
I was trying to use a jQuery textarea limiter inside of a User Control. This was tricky, because the User Control runs inside of an UpdatePanel, and it was losing its bindings on callback.
If this was just a page, the answers here would have applied directly. However, User Controls do not have direct access to the head tag, nor did they have direct access to the UpdatePanel as some of the answers assume.
I ended up putting this script block right into the top of my User Control's markup. For the initial bind, it uses $(document).ready, and then it uses prm.add_endRequest from there:
<script type="text/javascript">
function BindControlEvents() {
//jQuery is wrapped in BindEvents function so it can be re-bound after each callback.
//Your code would replace the following line:
$('#<%= TextProtocolDrugInstructions.ClientID %>').limit('100', '#charsLeft_Instructions');
}
//Initial bind
$(document).ready(function () {
BindControlEvents();
});
//Re-bind for callbacks
var prm = Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager.getInstance();
prm.add_endRequest(function() {
BindControlEvents();
});
</script>
So... Just thought someone might like to know that this works.
Upgrade to jQuery 1.3 and use:
$(function() {
$('div._Foo').live("mouseover", function(e) {
// Do something exciting
});
});
Note: live works with most events, but not all. There is a complete list in the documentation.
You could also try:
<asp:UpdatePanel runat="server" ID="myUpdatePanel">
<ContentTemplate>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
function pageLoad() {
$('div._Foo').bind("mouseover", function(e) {
// Do something exciting
});
}
</script>
</ContentTemplate>
</asp:UpdatePanel>
,since pageLoad() is an ASP.NET ajax event which is executed each time the page is loaded at client side.
My answer?
function pageLoad() {
$(document).ready(function(){
etc.
Worked like a charm, where a number of other solutions failed miserably.
I would use one of the following approaches:
Encapsulate the event binding in a function and run it every time you update the page. You can always contain the event binding to specific elements so as not to bind events multiple times to the same elements.
Use the livequery plug-in, which basically performs method one for you auto-magically. Your preference may vary depending on the amount of control you want to have on the event binding.
function pageLoad() is very dangerous to use in this situation. You could have events become wired multiple times. I would also stay away from .live() as it attaches to the document element and has to traverse the entire page (slow and crappy).
The best solution I have seen so far is to use jQuery .delegate() function on a wrapper outside the update panel and make use of bubbling. Other then that, you could always wire up the handlers using Microsoft's Ajax library which was designed to work with UpdatePanels.
When $(document).ready(function (){...}) not work after page post back then use JavaScript function pageLoad in Asp.page as follow:
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
function pageLoad() {
// Initialization code here, meant to run once.
}
</script>
I had a similar problem and found the way that worked best was to rely on Event Bubbling and event delegation to handle it. The nice thing about event delegation is that once setup, you don't have to rebind events after an AJAX update.
What I do in my code is setup a delegate on the parent element of the update panel. This parent element is not replaced on an update and therefore the event binding is unaffected.
There are a number of good articles and plugins to handle event delegation in jQuery and the feature will likely be baked into the 1.3 release. The article/plugin I use for reference is:
http://www.danwebb.net/2008/2/8/event-delegation-made-easy-in-jquery
Once you understand what it happening, I think you'll find this a much more elegant solution that is more reliable than remembering to re-bind events after every update. This also has the added benefit of giving you one event to unbind when the page is unloaded.
FWIW, I experienced a similar issue w/mootools. Re-attaching my events was the correct move, but needed to be done at the end of the request..eg
var prm = Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager.getInstance();
prm.add_endRequest(function() {...
Just something to keep in mind if beginRequest causes you to get null reference JS exceptions.
Cheers
pageLoad = function () {
$('#div').unbind();
//jquery here
}
The pageLoad function is perfect for this case since it runs on the initial page load and every updatepanel async postback. I just had to add the unbind method to make the jquery work on updatepanel postbacks.
http://encosia.com/document-ready-and-pageload-are-not-the-same/
My answer is based on all the expert comments above, but below is the following code that anyone can use to make sure on each postback and on each asynchronous postback the JavaScript code will still be executed.
In my case, I had a user control within a page. Just paste the below code in your user control.
<script type="text/javascript">
var prm = Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager.getInstance();
prm.add_endRequest(EndRequestHandler);
function EndRequestHandler(sender, args) {
if (args.get_error() == undefined) {
UPDATEPANELFUNCTION();
}
}
function UPDATEPANELFUNCTION() {
jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {
/* Insert all your jQuery events and function calls */
});
}
UPDATEPANELFUNCTION();
</script>
Update Panel always replaces your Jquery with its inbuilt Scriptmanager's scripts after every load. Its better if you use pageRequestManager's instance methods like this...
Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager.getInstance().add_endRequest(onEndRequest)
function onEndRequest(sender, args) {
// your jquery code here
});
it will work fine ...
Use below script and change the body of the script accordingly.
<script>
//Re-Create for on page postbacks
var prm = Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager.getInstance();
prm.add_endRequest(function () {
//your codes here!
});
</script>
In response to Brian MacKay's answer:
I inject the JavaScript into my page via the ScriptManager instead of putting it directly into the HTML of the UserControl. In my case, I need to scroll to a form that is made visible after the UpdatePanel has finished and returned. This goes in the code behind file. In my sample, I've already created the prm variable on the main content page.
private void ShowForm(bool pShowForm) {
//other code here...
if (pShowForm) {
FocusOnControl(GetFocusOnFormScript(yourControl.ClientID), yourControl.ClientID);
}
}
private void FocusOnControl(string pScript, string pControlId) {
ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(this.Page, this.Page.GetType(), "focusControl_" + pControlId, pScript, true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Scrolls to the form that is made visible
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pControlId">The ClientID of the control to focus on after the form is made visible</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private string GetFocusOnFormScript(string pControlId) {
string script = #"
function FocusOnForm() {
var scrollToForm = $('#" + pControlId + #"').offset().top;
$('html, body').animate({
scrollTop: scrollToForm},
'slow'
);
/* This removes the event from the PageRequestManager immediately after the desired functionality is completed so that multiple events are not added */
prm.remove_endRequest(ScrollFocusToFormCaller);
}
prm.add_endRequest(ScrollFocusToFormCaller);
function ScrollFocusToFormCaller(sender, args) {
if (args.get_error() == undefined) {
FocusOnForm();
}
}";
return script;
}
Sys.Application.add_load(LoadHandler); //This load handler solved update panel did not bind control after partial postback
function LoadHandler() {
$(document).ready(function () {
//rebind any events here for controls under update panel
});
}
For anyone else in my situation, I was trying to get jquery document ready function to work for a DevExpress ASPxCallbackPanel and nothing above (to-date) worked. This is what did work for me.
<script>
function myDocReadyFunction(){ /* do stuff */ }
</script>
<dx:ASPxCallbackPanel ID="myCallbackPanel" ... >
<ClientSideEvents EndCallback="function(){ myDocReadyFunction();}">
</ClientSideEvents>
<PanelCollection ...>
</dx:ASPxCallbackPanel>