Loading HTML into <div> with jQuery-ajax

Question

Hello everyone, I ran into a bit of trouble while trying to load an external HTML page into a div using jQuery-ajax. I had this div: <div id="content"></div> and wanted to fill it with $("#content").load("include/add.html"); It loads the HTML file perfectly, but inside that add.html is a button that should load add2.html(also using .load), but it seems that neither the button nor the datepicker in that file work. I'm guessing the .load function is responsible for that?

This is the content of add2.html:

<p>Nr: <input type="text"></input></p>
<p>Name: <input type="text"></input></p>
<p>Date: <input type="text" id="datepicker"></input></p>
<a href="#" id="button1">Next</a>

Please help, I'm desperate :D

Answer 1

As the file is included to the page after the events are bound, the events do not apply to the elements in 'add.html'. You need to bind the events again or use .live() methods. In the case of the datepicker, it's easier to go with the first approach:

$("#content").load("include/add.html", function() {
    // Apply datepicker to elements in 'add.html'
    $('#content .date').datepicker();
});

For the button in add.html, you can use live binding:

$('#content .button_in_add').live('click', function() {
    alert("I work even when included dynamically!");
    $('#content').load('include/add2.html');
});

Note that .live() binds do not go inside the .load() callback as the datepicker part did. If you have any elements in 'add2.html', you need to repeat the same steps for that also.