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alternative to JQuery form.submit() to do ajax post

Hello, I have a mvc2 application with a view like this <% using (Ajax.BeginForm("UserApprove", new { id = Model.id }, new AjaxOptions() { UpdateTargetId = "statusLights", OnSuccess = "HideButtons" }, new { id = "UserApprove" })) {%> <input type="button" value="Approve" onclick="$('#dialogApprove').dialog('open')" /> <div id="...

request parameter using jquery/javascript

is it possible to stop the submission of a form,after submit button has been clicked and get the action attribute and the request parameters of the submission using javascript(preferably jQuery) ? I want to get the action and the parameter so that the it can be submitted to an alternate location ,what i am tryin to do is try writing a pr...

How to use jQuery autocomplete using aspx URL?

I had been storing my "data" in a dropdown that was also on the page I am writing about. But the user doesn't want to see that dropdown now. If I make it go away, the data it was providing to my autocomplete data goes away. So I figured I would create a separate .aspx page and call it that way. It's not working. What do you think I'm doi...

How to know when a download has finished?

Hello, Is there a way to tell if when a download has finished? That is, we allow users to download a report in PDF format. It takes about 3 - 5 seconds to start downloading and in this time, from click to end of download, show a wait state icon so that the user doesn't click multiple times. Thanks! Eric ...

Refresh Div with Jquery at fixed time

I've got a php script that tells me when the next bus is due, and at the moment I'm refreshing this into a div, using jquery, every minute or so. Now, because I know the time at which the data will change (after the bus has come), I want it to refresh the div at this time (or just after, doesn't really matter). I should point out that I...

jquery ui 1.7 autocomplete show dialog on select

Hello, I am using an autocomplete widget, and would like a dialog to show when an item is selected. The dialog does show up, but I want a field in the dialog to receive focus when it opens. Here is what I have tried so far: //HTML <form action="#"> <p><input id="busca" /></p> </form> <div id="agregar" title="Agregar Parte"> <label ...

jQuery: shorten string length to fit a set width.

Hello there, I have a table, and in each cell I want to place strings, but they are much wider than the cell width. To prevent line break, I would like to shorten the strings to fit the cell, and append '...' at end to indicate that the string is much longer. The table has about 40 rows and has to be done to each cell, so its important...

Cached Jquery selector behavior that I do not understand

Given the following code why am I getting different values for a and b? I would have thought they would return the same thing: (function() { var a = $('#foo'); var Test = function(){ console.log(a); //outputs 'jQuery()' var b = $('#foo'); console.log(b); //outputs 'jQuery(select#foo)' which is what I want }; })(...

jQuery: How to make news ticker stop move when over on it

Does anyone help me to make the news items stop moving when hover on it? http://geschke.name/dev/newsticker/ Many thanks. ...

jQuery Toggle with multiple unique DIVs?

I am using jQuery toggle with a link and a div. I will eventually have approx. 50 divs i want to toggle, and instead of creating a new function for each one, is there a way i can create a class and have it read unique ID's for each div? (if that makes sense) For instance, i will have A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3..e.tc.. $(document).ready(...

Deriving an HTMLElement Object from jQuery Object

I'm doing a fairly exhaustive series of DOM manipulations where a few elements (specifically form elements) have some events. I am dynamically creating (actually cloning from a source element) several <select> boxes and assigning a change() event to them. The change event executes, and within the context of the event, "this" is the HTM...

Is using js.erb files in conjunction with rails and jquery safe?

Hi, I have seen many resources on using jQuery with rails where people recommend having callback functions in .js.erb files, however I have also heard that passing data this way leaves me vulnerable to man in the middle attacks. Is this true? What are the security concerns and is there a way to do it safely? Thanks ...

JQuery - code behind

how would you use JQuery with asp.net Code-Behind what i mean by that: i have a div that displays the result based on some processing and this process done on code-behind and based on that result i have to display if the process went through sucessfully or not. how would i do and is that possible? can anybody show me some sample lines...

$.post() in jQuery not working as expected

$('a').click(function(event){ $('body').html('loading...'); $.post('www.sitename.com/hello',{site:"http//:www.google.com"},function(data) { alert(data); }); event.preventDefault(); }); I am using the above script to override the default behavior of the links ....

jquery add to an array on click?

I'm confused regarding each() and .each()... I think I need to use both, but I'm not sure how... Basically, I have a series of checkboxes and when they're checked, I want to get the id of the closest table row and add it to an array that I can then serialize and pass to a function. So, the html looks like this: <tr id="t1"><td><in...

How to display HTML after video play finishes?

Hello people, I am new here. I would like to know how can I display HTML code after a video is finished playing. I am using FlowPlayer (http://www.flowplayer.org) . I have tried to achieve this using JW Flash Player (http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-flv-player/), but was unable figure out anything. Also, let me know if it's po...

jquery show/hide integrated with toggle/accordion effect

I have a show/hide toggle working well in multiple instances (thanks to help here - search for 'jquery toggle to work in multiple instances'). I want to integrate it into an expanding menu / accordion style for the main categories. I have a script and it works on its own but I can't get it to work integrated with the show/hide. Any he...

jQuery: .toggle() doesnt work properly on two different elements.

Hello there, This is my markup: <table class="col1table" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><a class="tips_trigger" href="#"><img src="/img/design/icon_tips_venn.png" /></a></td> <td><a class="facebook_trigger" href="#"><img src="/img/design/icon_facebook.png" /></a></td> <td><a class="twitter_trigger" href=...

How is my session variable defined on a remote page? Just curious for background knowledge.

Hey guys, one more quick question for any experts out there. I have a form that is submitted via jquery ajax, works perfectly (I tested), and uses a form token (I set a session variable and pass through form and check that the token is equal to the posted token to prevent csrf attacks, see below...). My question is that I defined my sess...

Sequential animations in Jquery

I see a lot people struggling with this(me included). I guess it's mostly due to not perfectly knowing how Javascript scopes work. An image slideshow is a good example of this. So lets say you have series of images, the first one fades in => waits => fades out => next image. When I first created this I was already a little lost. I thi...