how to launch jQuery Overlay from PHP and using `rel` attr? - php

I need to launch jQuery Overlay in two (call them three) situations:
From HTML button (using rel attr.)
When called from PHP
(2a) (to remain opened) after $_POST submit.
For (1) and (2) I tried this:
//my js func
function triggerOverlay(elem){
if(!elem){
elem = "button[rel]";
load = false;
}else{
load = true;
}
$(elem).overlay({
top : 'center',
closeOnClick: false ,
load : load ,
speed : 0,
});
};
//call from html file
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
<?php
//I'm calling Launch::init(); from where I need to launch it, and it sets self::$open_overlay = TRUE;
if(Launch::$open_overlay){
echo 'var elem = "#orderOverlay";'."\r\n";
}
?>
if(!elem){
var elem = false;
}
triggerOverlay(elem);
});
</script>
The problem with this one is that var elem will prevent using button after I call PHP Launch::init(). So, I need another approach, which will let me use both manual and automated launch of jQuery Overlay.
Then, I will take care of step (3)-> I will send same command as on (2) when I reload the page, after submitting form.

Assuming you are using jQuery tools plugin for overlay there are examples and docs for managing an overlay programmatically. Look at Scripting API on docs page and demo for Opening overlays programmatically
You can open an overlay within a form submit handler, or element click handler using :
$(selector).overlay().load();
Reference : http://jquerytools.org/documentation/overlay/index.html
If you are not using jQuery tools look at API for plugin you are using

Related

Script Execution with .load()

I have a form inside a DIV (normally the div is hidden using "display:none;")
The user open the DIV with: onclick='$("#Details").show("slow");
Fills out the form and save the data.
I don't want the entire page to be reloaded, and I need only this DIV to be reloaded
I tried:
function(data) {
$('#Detalils').load(location.href + ' #Detalils');
});
and:
$("#Detalils").load(location.href + " #Detalils, script");
and:
$('#Detalils').load(location.href + ' #Detalils', function() {
$('#script').hide();
})
where in #script I put my script
In this div I have some script, and because of the jQuery on load script execution, the script is not executed.
I cannot put the script in an external file, it must be in the page body.
Is there a way to execute the script a well?
Thanks
Your actual Javascript code should not be within the div, that is the issue. If you wish to reload the form for the user to enter new data, then use ID's on the elements within your forms and write your JQuery code outside of it or in an external file, here is a simple example :
Instead of something like :
<form>
<input type="button" onclick="alert('hello');"> Click me ! </input>
</form>
Do something like :
<form>
<input id="myButton" type="button"> Click me ! </input>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript">
$("#myButton").click(function()
{
alert('hello');
});
</script>
You will have to adapt your code to this, of course, but you don't have another choice. HTML code can be removed and added at will, but Javascript code must not be treated the same way. There are many reasons for this, but one reason is that the browser will only load the Javascript functions once, for obvious optimization reasons.
The works within my local environment. Give it a shot in yours.
The HTML:
<div id="wrapper">
Remove
Reload
<div id="Details">my details box</div>
</div>
The jQuery:
<script type="text/javascript">
function mload() {
/*LOAD IN MY EXTERNAL STUFF*/
mtarget = $('#Details'); //the element on your page, that houses your external content
mscript = 'external.js'; //the js script required for your plugin to work
mtarget.load("external.html", function(){
$.getScript(mscript, function() {
//run the plug-in options code for your external script here
});
});
//*/
}
function madjustments() {
/*ADJUST THE LOADING PROCESS*/
//remove the load request on click from your remove button
$('#mremovebtn').on("click",function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
$('#Details').children().remove();
});
//reload the request on click from your reload button
$('#mreloadbtn').on("click", function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
mload();
});
//*/
}
(function($){
mload();
madjustments();
})(jQuery);
</script>
You will obviously need 2 additional files. One called external.html and another called external.js, for my demo code to work. But you can change the naming process to whatever works for you.
Extra:
Set a class in your external html file (on the parent element), for example #external. And by default, set the CSS to display:none in the style sheet. Then when the page loads in, simply show() it in the jQuery code.

Targetting a link to load inside a DIV

I have created a menu which is simply a series of DIVs and am using the following code
$(".menu_item").click(function(){
window.location = $(this).attr("data-href");
return false;
});
to make the entire DIV for each item clickable. I have a "container" DIV setup with content initially loaded via php-include, but want different content to load when a different menu item is clicked.
I know I can use JQuery.load to target the loading of an external file into a sepcific DIV but it looks that would mean coding separate instances of jquery for each link? I would also rather stick to using php includes if possible. Can I use jquery.load to load via php include?
Any help on how to achieve this would be appreciated.
Here's the rest of the code:
/* Menu Item */
<div class="menu_item" data-href="link1.html">
Link 1
</div>
/* Container to load link into */
<div id="myContentDiv"></div>
You can use the jQuery AJAX shorthand method load() which makes the ajax request and on completion populates the element with response
$(".menu_item").click(function(e){
var url= $(this).data('href')
$('#myContentDiv').load( url);
return false;/* edit to prevent browser following link*/
});
API Reference: http://api.jquery.com/load/
$(".menu_item").click(function(e){
e.preventDefault();
$.ajax({
url: $(this).attr("data-href"),
context: $('#div-to-replace-content')
}).done(function(data){
$(this).append(data);
});
});

load more jquery function that i want

i am using MVC and my design for my website is that there is header and body and footer,
every page in my website will have the same header and the same footer, but with different body
and for ever page there is a JS file contains the jquery calls
and for many many pages when it is opening, jquery call works and get data from database using ajax and put that data in that page
my question is : sense the jquery calls begins with $(document).ready, so when i open any page, all the jquery call starts, i don't want that, but i want just the jquery for that page which is opening to be loaded
example
this jquery just for a page
$(document).ready(function(){
$.getJSON("http://localhost/Mar7ba/Cell/getAllCountries/TRUE",function(data){
var select = $("#countrySelector");
var options = '';
for(var i=0;i<data.length;i++){
options += "<option>"+data[i]+"</option>";
}
select.html("<option>Select Source</option>"+options);
});
});
and this jquery for another page , but it is loaded when i load the first page
$(document).ready(function(){
$.getJSON("http://localhost/Mar7ba/Type/getAllTypes/TRUE",function(data){
var options = '';
options+="<option>Select Type</option>";
for(var i=0;i<data.length;i++){
options += "<option>"+data[i]+"</option>";
}
$("#addPlace #apTypeSelect").html(options);
});
});
Test for the existence of the elements you're operating on, before you fire off the AJAX method. For instance, in your first example:
$(document).ready(function(){
var select = $("#countrySelector");
if (select.length) { // must test .length; 'select' always exists even if it's empty
$.getJSON("http://localhost/Mar7ba/Cell/getAllCountries/TRUE",function(data){
var options = '';
for(var i=0;i<data.length;i++){
options += "<option>"+data[i]+"</option>";
}
select.html("<option>Select Source</option>"+options);
});
}; // end if
});
If you don't want a script to run on a page then either:
Don't put it on the page in the first place or
Wrap it in a conditional that checks if running it would be appropriate for the current page
I think if you will put all the startup functions of all pages in document.ready then function will become too lengthy and readability will be effected. You should write different start-up function for each page and call them from page on loading , in this your code will remain simpler e.g.
In js file
function InitialFunctionOfPage1()
{//define all prerequisites}
function InitialFunctionOfPage2()
{//define all prerequisites}
and in each page you can relevant function on document.ready , ample for page 1
$(document).ready(function()
{
InitialFunctionOfPage1();
}

Want to show "loading....." in PHP page

I am developing a web-page in PHP that needs following functionality:
1. When User click on "Say Thanks" it should be changed with "Done!".
2. At the same time I want to call an action in indexController.
3. At this time I want to show "loading...."
4. The current page has a lot of dynamic contents that should also not change.
Please suggest me what should I do to complete above tasks......
I figure you need an AJAX call. I usually do that for loading comments and such when you press "more". In my case, there's an empty div and an <a> tag with the link to the comments view (with a separate action, ofc). Then I use jQuery for the AJAX magic:
$(function() {
$("a.CommentsListBtn").click(function() {
var tmpHref = $(this).attr("href");
var tmpLayer = $(this).parent().children("div.CommentsList");
tmpLayer.load(tmpHref, function() {
tmpLayer.stop().slideDown("medium");
});
return false;
});
});
I hope this helps.
Learn to use JQuery, JQuery UI. It isn't that hard! What I think you need to learn is the following for your problem:
.click()
.html()
jQuery.get()

Include Jquery script in .js page

Sorry if title is not too clear but I think it's about right. NEhow, what I would like to do is a bit like (well is to a certain extent) building a widget with JQuery (pref), PHP & CSS.
What I would really like to happen is for a "member" of my site to simply paste 2 lines of code in their HTML to load the widget. Something like this:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.mydomain.com/script.js"></script>
Then to display the widget something like this <div id="displaywidget"></div>
OK that bit is "easy" and ok. But how do I include JQuery or "something" to generate the widget in script.js
What I mean is "displaywidget" - the ID of the widget div will be the name of a php file on my server so essentially script.js will need to load displaywidget.php into the div displaywidget.
I think I use document.getElementById('displaywidget') to get the div but how do I then "write/insert/load" displaywidget.php inside the div?
Thinking as I write "pure" java can do "most of what I want i.e. document.getElementById('displaywidget'), BUT I would prefer to also "include" Jquery.js as I would like some aspects of the widget to use JQuery. Example being the JQuery UI date function.
Sorry if I am rambling a bit but trying to think as I go along. My "real" problem is I am not too sure on "pure" javascript i.e. getting the div to display/load displaywidget.php
Suggestions please. (Oh if I am barking up the wrong tree please feel free to tell me - nicely:) )
Thanks in advance
I think I use document.getElementById('displaywidget') to get the div but how do I then "write/insert/load" displaywidget.php inside the div?
You're looking for the AJAX behaviors inside of jQuery which would make the call to the php page and then push the data into the div.
You should be loading jQuery early on in the process, right up front in your head element. Once its loaded it will be cached so no worries of its on every page. No real overhead incurred.
Once jQuery is installed you can call one of many AJAX functions related to obtaining data and popluation elements. Theres $.load(), $.ajax(), and a few others that escape me unless I go and check out their docs section.
You can do all of this without jQuery, but its more code and you have to control for browser differences.
You can load jquery into script.js, just copy and paste it after or before whatever javascript lives in script.js.
So if script.js is:
//start of file
alert('ex');
//end of file
Make it:
//start of file
alert('ex')
Copy and pasted Jquery source
//end of file
After a bit more "trawling & thought" I found this code:
(function() {
// Localize jQuery variable
var jQuery;
/******** Load jQuery if not present *********/
if (window.jQuery === undefined || window.jQuery.fn.jquery !== '1.4.2') {
var script_tag = document.createElement('script');
script_tag.setAttribute("type","text/javascript");
script_tag.setAttribute("src","http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js");
script_tag.onload = scriptLoadHandler;
script_tag.onreadystatechange = function () { // Same thing but for IE
if (this.readyState == 'complete' || this.readyState == 'loaded') {
scriptLoadHandler();
}
};
// Try to find the head, otherwise default to the documentElement
(document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0] || document.documentElement).appendChild(script_tag);
} else {
// The jQuery version on the window is the one we want to use
jQuery = window.jQuery;
main();
}
/******** Called once jQuery has loaded ******/
function scriptLoadHandler() {
// Restore $ and window.jQuery to their previous values and store the
// new jQuery in our local jQuery variable
jQuery = window.jQuery.noConflict(true);
// Call our main function
main();
}
/******** Our main function ********/
function main() {
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
******* Load CSS *******/
var css_link = $("<link>", {
rel: "stylesheet",
type: "text/css",
href: "style.css"
});
css_link.appendTo('head');
/******* Load HTML *******/
var jsonp_url = "http://al.smeuh.org/cgi-bin/webwidget_tutorial.py?callback=?";
$.getJSON(jsonp_url, function(data) {
$('#example-widget-container').html("This data comes from another server: " + data.html);
});
});
}
})(); // We call our anonymous function immediately
writtend by Alex Marandon and found here http://alexmarandon.com/articles/web_widget_jquery/ - works a treat, exactly what I wanted, including/installing JQuery into a .js file

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