Jquery async setup - php

I have a php script which when fired, collects some data on different sites using an AJAX call in jquery, and displays the results in a Div.
I also have a lightbox plugin which needs to be reinitialised after the result of the ajax call has loaded. To enable this, I've turned async off ($.ajaxSetup({async:false});) so it doesnt load before the results div has finished loading.
This works fine, except for in Chrome (and I would assume IE) where the 'loading' image is not displayed when this setting is in use.
Is there a smart way around this?

you can still do it asynchronously, just do your initialisation inside the success callback function:
$.ajax({
url:'',
data:'',
success:function(response){
// init your lightbox here
}
});

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Lightbox refresh after ajax load

I have a really simple question; I'm developing a wordpress site that uses a filtering plugin. This plugin loads the results using ajax. The goal is to open the results in a lightbox (I'm using colorbox). I can get it to work on the first page, but after the results are dynamically added, it doesn't work anymore.
I know I have to reinitialise my colorbox after the ajax load, and the plugin also provides a code (http://www.designsandcode.com/wordpress-plugins/search-filter-pro/faqs/), the thing is I'm not exactly sure where to place it.
I've added the following to the page's footer:
<script>
//detects the start of an ajax request being made
$(document).on("sf:ajaxstart", ".searchandfilter", function(){
console.log("ajax start");
});
//detects when the ajax request has finished and the content has been updated
// - add scripts that apply to your results here
$('.colorbox-link', context).colorbox();
$(document).on("sf:ajaxfinish", ".searchandfilter", function(){
console.log("ajax complete");
//so load your lightbox or JS scripts here again
$('.colorbox-link', context).colorbox();
});
//an event fired when S&F is initialised and S&F scripts have been loaded
$(document).on("sf:init", ".searchandfilter", function(){
console.log("S&F JS initialised");
});
</script>
Thanks!

Can't do anything with .load()-ed content in jQuery?

I'm facing an interesting problem where everything works flawlessly. I console.log every step and it plays out just the way it should. But! I have a #div into what I .load(a-file.php). Now that "a-file.php" includes HTML mark-up as well, more specifically certain links that I'd like to make "active" onload.
Scenario; page load happens, Javascript loads and loads a file into the div. That div now has tabs and I'd like the first tab to be in an "active" state which requires me to addClass('active');. But the following seems to have no effect
$('#content').load('file.php'); // works.
$('#content a[rel="weird-page"]').addClass('active'); // does not work.
Any kind of help, even remotely nailing it, is appreciated.
change to:
$('#content').load('file.php', function() {
$('#content a[rel="weird-page"]').addClass('active');
});
jQuery load() works asynchronously and therefore your addClass() method is being called before load() has completed.
Using the load() callback function it will ensure your content has loaded:
$('#content').load('file.php', function() {
$(this).find('a[rel="weird-page"]').addClass('active');
});
shameless-plug-warning: I wrote a blog post about jQuery callback functions which you might find useful.

dynamic loading content containing javascript

I want to add a progress bar before my web page's content loads, so I thought of loading it dynamically via javascript. This content has embedded javascript in its html. I tried using jquery.load() which works perfectly besides the fact that it does not support the js that doesn''t work on the returned content
just to make it clear, what i'm doing is something like this to load all the content:
$("#contentid").html("progressBar.gif");
$("#contentid").load(script.php #content)
$("#contentid").show();
and inside the content returned from script.php there are js calls such as:
jquery.load (to crawl for data and displaying it when ready)
document.getElementById('some_div') (for chart api)
snippets that load widgets
I've been trying to work around with using jquery.ajax though not sure if\how its possible with it yet. would love for some input on that.should i be able to achieve that with it?
Any other idea that might show a progress bar till the script's content is loaded will be great. I'm trying to reduce changes in the code structure, since this long load happens only sometimes.
Thanks.
You may add a div with the progress bar, covering all the page, and remove it after the page is loaded, using:
$(window).load(function() {
$('#progressbar').remove();
});
JQuery's load method takes a callback function as an argument. That function will get called when the load is completed, so you can hide your progress bar at that point. Here is an example from their API docs:
$('#result').load('ajax/test.html', function() {
alert('Load was performed.');
});
In your case, it would be something like:
$("#contentid").load(script.php, function(){
$("#contentid").hide();
});

jQuery and AJAX Loading

I am making a page that when you click on a "story" it loads the text and the media for that story, I have a seperate PHP script for the story text and the media (video or image) loading. both scripts work and actually it all works.
My problem is that when you click the story it is supposed to load the text, and then slide the media down when it's loaded However, it slides down even when the text is still loading.
newspaper.nmyster.co.uk/ is the site in question. click on the vimeo story on the left and see what I mean.
The code for the AJAX that loads the story and media is:
$.ajax({
url: './scripts/storyLoader.php?storyid='+storyId,
success: function(result){
$('#storycontainer').hide();
$('#loading').remove();
$('#storycontainer').hide(0).html(result).fadeIn(1000);
}
});
$.ajax({
url: './scripts/mediaLoader.php?storyid='+storyId,
success: function(result){
$('.martefact').hide();
$('#loading').remove();
$('.martefact').html(result).slideDown(1000);
}
});
Basically, I only want the media div to slide down once the video or image has finished loading.
Thanks
I would use something like this:
var requestHandle;
function loadPage(url, vars) {
//cancel pending
if (requestHandle!=null)
requestHandle.abort();
//load page..
requestHandle = $.get(url, vars, function(data) {
$('#storycontainer').hide();
$('#loading').remove();
$('#storycontainer').hide(0).html(data).fadeIn(1000);
});
}
Your request is asynchronous. It means that the script won't wait for data to load before executing the aesthetics bit.
You need to add async: false to your $.ajax call (look up other options over at jQuery documentation). That way, browser will wait for data to arrive first before executing the rest of JS.
What does your mediaLoader.php script do? Does it just check the database whether there are any media entries for the given story and if so format them properly and output them? Because currently I don't think you can slide down after the video is completely loaded, since you are embedding a vimeo video container, which handles the loading of the video itself and you have no access to it...
You need to use an 'on complete' callback function on the first animation.
Have a look jQuery api documentation for .fadeIn()
It should look something like:
$('#book').fadeIn('slow', function() {
// Code to run after animation completed...
});

How to initiate javascript in jQuery ajax-loaded content in IE8

I'm facing a trouble with jquery ajax under IE8. I have a form which at the base level displays a list of few items, each with buttons to edit and remove. The list, along with those two buttons, is loaded via jquery ajax call. Although it works fine on Firefox and Chrome, on IE8 it won't trigger functions behind edit or remove buttons.
So basically, on a base page, jquery works and loads the list. Within that list tho, jQuery doesn't work as it won't trigger edit or remove functions
I have a similar problem with the modal window call. IE8 is able to open the modal window (content is loaded with jquery ajax) but won't trigger any function within the content of the modal
Example of a simple call
$('#form-modal').load('/form/' + path + '?id=' + id).modal();
This works on IE8 from the base page, but doesn't when triggered within ajax-loaded content
All js scripts definitions are being loaded in the <head> of the main base page. I tried adding definition to the ajax-loaded file header, but didn't help so it must be something else
Any ideas? If you need more details, will gladly provide
Let me show you the easiest example. Each item on the list loaded with ajax has a 'remove' button.
Remove
DeleteItem definition is in external lib.js file
function deleteItem(id){
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "/ajax/deleteitem.php",
data: "id=" + id,
success: function(msg){
loadItemsList();
}
});
}
This is it... That simply doesn't work on IE8... Nothing happens, not even javascript error. Same thing works no problem on Firefox and Chrome
It would be nice if you show the event handlers for those buttons, since if you're using bind(); for example, it loads when the dom is ready, and your ajax call is made. That means that the dom elements loaded through the ajax call wasn't there when bind was called to bind the buttons.
The solution to this is to use live();
$(".button").live("click", function () {
// do stuff
});
I don't know what event binder you're using, but if you're using anything other than live, you could try live and it should work.
EDIT
Read my comment first on the alert(id), if your function doesn't run at all in IE8, try doing this instead. Give the link element the id instead like this
<a id="item_10" href="#">Remove</a>
Then somewhere in your javascript
$("document").ready( function () {
$("a").live("click", deleteItem);
});
function deleteItem (event) {
event.preventDefault();
var id;
id = $(this).attr("id").replace("item_", "");
//this will now provide you with the current id
console.log(id);
your ajax-stuff here..
}
This should work in IE8, no problem. You might wanna specify the selector though for the click event by giving all the delete links some class or something.

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