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XML jquery shortcuts

I am writing a bit of code that appends my site nav with and extra ul that gives a description about where that link takes you. I need to use our CMS's built in Nav structure so appending via jQuery was the best solution, and XML makes the data easier to manage. My question is this: is there a more efficient way to write out the js? What...

dynamically select multiple options in a select box

have an array of values [1,2,4] representing the values of a multi-select box, how do i set them as selected using either jquery or plain javascript? thanks for your help. ...

jQuery gallery turn over with next and previous buttons

Hi, i'm trying to do some kind of Gallery-Turn Over Script with jQuery. Therefor i got an array with - let's say 13 - images: galleryImages = new Array( 'images/tb_01.jpg', 'images/tb_02.jpg', 'images/tb_03.jpg', 'images/tb_04.jpg', 'images/tb_05.jpg', 'images/tb_06.jpg', 'images/tb_07.jpg', 'images/tb_08.jpg', 'images/tb_09.jpg', 'imag...

jquery datepicker: validate date mm/dd/yyyy

i have a textbox adn a datepicker next to it and i am using asp.net and the user can enter the date as well select the date from datepicker. how would you validate if the date is entered correct? <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function () { $('#<%=StartDate.ClientID%>').datepicker({ showOn: '...

jQuery: ajax polling plugin alternative (instead of PeriodicalUpdater?)

Hi, I'm trying to poll a script every few seconds. The script will return a timestamp, and if this timestamp is different from the previous (the first time is always true since it's comparing with nothing), then do something. Thing is PeriodicalUpdater seems to work fine for me. But I read that JSON.parse does not work in IE<8. I'm the...

Jquery get array details

I'm having trouble getting a response back from a Jquery ajax call... (It's a script to authenticate a user, and needs to return their name and user ID. My understanding was that I could encode it as JSON and get the data in the format below. It is returning an error of "undefined" for the alert(). The javascript $.ajax({ type: "PO...

Adding a ID to a <li> based on part of an <a> tag

I have the following code: <li class="zoneName"><a href="/Default.aspx?PageID=4869007">CYKF</a></li> <li class="zoneName"><a href="/Default.aspx?PageID=4868459">YKA</a></li> I need to add and ID to each of the < li > tags in this list. I need that ID to be the number at the end of the href string. Below is what I'd like it to be <li ...

jquery: call functions immediately after plugin

I'm sure that there's an easy answer to this, but I can't find it. I have a table 'myTable' which I stripe using the following $("#myTable tr:even").css({ "background-color": "#FEE996" }); $("#myTable tr:odd").css({ "background-color": "#FFEFAF" }); This works fine. I am also using a table filter plugin as follows $('#myTable').ta...

How does this JavaScript/JQuery Syntax work: (function( window, undefined ) { })(window)?

Have you ever taken a look under the hood at the JQuery 1.4 source code and noticed how it's encapsulated in the following way: (function( window, undefined ) { //All the JQuery code here ... })(window); I've read an article on JavaScript Namespacing and another one called "An Important Pair of Parens," so I know some about wha...

jquery hover not working in safari and chrome

I'm developing a site and I am implementing a jquery hover effect on some list items. It works perfectly in all browser except safari and chrome (mac and pc). For some reason the hover effect doesnt work on those to browsers. Here is the link link text I thought I would add the code just in case it helps (it also uses the color_librar...

Jquery runtime error: object expected

The Jquery script that controls my tabcontainer gives an "object expected" runtime error. I honestly can't find the reason why: $(document).ready(function() { //When page loads... $(".tab_content").hide(); //Hide all content $("ul.tabs li:first").addClass("active").show(); //Activate first tab $(".tab_content:first").show(); //Sho...

retrieving variables with jquery ajax

<div class="lead_detail_box_routing"> <div class="lead_detail_box_left">location 1</div> <div class="lead_detail_box_right">Route</div> <div class="lead_detail_box_left">location 2</div> <div class="lead_detail_box_right">Route</div> <div class="lead_detail_box_left">location 3</div> <div class="lead_detail_box_right">Route</div> <div...

Accessing Mysql with JQuery without using php

Hi, I'm very new to JQuery, but I was told the one of the cool things about it is you can query a mysql database right from an html page(or in my case a smarty template)with out needing php. I have not found any examples of this so I am asking if someone has one? Thanks ...

Calling ASP.NET web service function via GET method with jQuery

Hi, I'm trying to call web service function via GET method using jQuery, but having a problem. This is a web service code: [WebService(Namespace = "http://something.com/samples")] [ScriptService] [WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)] public class TestWebService : System.Web.Services.WebService { [WebMethod] ...

Validation and Firefox's input caching

When you refresh/reload a page or use the back button, Firefox is kind enough to repopulate your inputs with what was entered before you navigated away. Though this is a nice feature it does not trigger my jquery validation and the unsaved changes warning I add to my pages. Is there a way to either disable this feature in Firefox (wit...

getJSON callback not firing

I'm making the call using the following script which is called on click of an anchor tag function GetToken(videoId) { debugger; var json = $.getJSON("/Vod/RequestAccessToken/"+videoId, function(result){ alert("token recieved: " + result.token); }); } In the server application I recieve the cal...

jQuery - xpath find?

If you have the xml below in $(xml), you would get droopy using: $(xml).find("animal").find("dog").find("beagle").text() Is there an equivalent way in jQuery to use xpath like $(xml).xpathfind("/animal/dog/beagle").text()? <animal> <dog> <beagle> droopy </beagle> ... ...

Serialization in WCF using JQuery

is it possible to use WCF classes with attributes (like [DataMember....) then you wouldnt need to do seralization on the client side (jquery) ? ...

SO style alert header

I apologize if this question is vague, but I want to build a drop down header, very similar to the one on StackOverflow that alerts you whenever you have earned a new badge, or on Twitter whenever a new tweet comes in. I've been looking around on the internet for a tutorial, but I'm having trouble googling exactly what I'm looking for. ...

Jquery Dom and functions in html body

I have <script>...</script> before my closing body tag here i have the usual $(function() { function test(){ alert("test"); } }); in my html i have input tags <input type="text" onchange="test()" /> I get an error of that test is undefined. I am trying to make IE7 call function onchange I had a whole solution working but ...