prototype

Call PHP method with Ajax.Request

Whats the best way to call a certain method in a PHP file with Ajax.Request (using prototype)? I am submiting a form with Form.serialize, so I thought of adding a parameter (like the name of the method to call) and then check it on the server script. Something like: var params=Form.serialize("someform")+"&=method='check_data'"; new Ajax...

How to change this from prototype to jquery?

I want to convert the following prototype js to jquery js. Can anyone help me please? Thanks in advance. window.onload = function () { new Ajax.Autocompleter("function_name", "autocomplete_choices", base_url+"application/ajaxsearch/", {}); $('function_search_form').onsubmit = function () { inline_results(); ...

How to insert <script> with Prototype?

I'm using Prototype insert function to appent some html which contains <script>...</script>. And within this script I'm defining a new function. And as I read here Prototype runs script that is inside <script> tags and then removes it, but all functions should remain accessible. But from that moment I can't run my new function. $('som...

creating a carousel with javascript?

Hi All, I want to create a carousel where if the user press prev and next only the image and its associated text should be displayed. Like for first item that is Image1, This is Image1 text should be displayed then if the user presses next Image2 and This is Image2 should be displayed. Below is my code Thanks <html> <head> <styl...

Selecting + dragging the contents of a div or textarea

Hi folks, I want to select the contents of a DIV (like highlight when you click and drag) when the user clicks on a button. The (hidden) div contains text that needs to be dragged to a 3rd party app outside the browser as input. In other words: I want to simulate the user selecting the contents of a textarea, click and dragging it to an...

which approach is more correct to get element in document with focus ?

I have went through couple of questions already asked related with this and i have found two common approach. 1. Have global element and update it by attaching onFocus() event to each of the element. 2. document.activeElement and have following code to update the element in case of old browser which do not support the property var foc...

Does Prototype's Array.compact() filter recursively for multidimensional arrays?

I'm just wondering if Prototype's helper functions Array.compact() and Array.without() filter for multidimensional arrays. It doesn't look like it, and if so, was there a reason for this or is there another helper function in Prototype that does this? ...

Update autoselect value option dynamically using Ajax.InPlaceCollectionEditor

I'm using Scripaculous' in place collection editor to present the user a with list of customers to assign to a contact dynamically. I am passing a value parameter as detailed in the documentation so when the select is generated it will auto-select the current associated customer (if there is not one already the default is provided.) Th...

JavaScript prototype limited to functions ??

o.prototype = {...} is working only if o is a Function. Suppose I've the following Code conf = { a: 2, b: 4 }; conf.prototype = { d: 16 } conf.a and conf.b is OK and returns proper values. But conf.d doesn't return 16 rather it goes undefined. Is there any solution suck that prototype based generalization can also be applied...

SOAP Prototype Ajax SOAPAction Header question

So I am trying to make a request and pass in a SOAP object, the problem is that it comes back fine (onSuccess) but the responseXML is not there. I used Fiddler and HTTP Client (OSX version of fiddler) and input the same requests, boom, both back with the correct response. With prototype, not so much. I tried in the header and in the p...

Using Prototype to load a JavaScript file from another domain

Using Prototype, anyone know how to load a javascript file using Ajax.Request from another domain? Or if this is possible? I believe this is possible with jquery, digg do it to load the Facebook API: jQuery.ajax({type:"GET", url:"http://static.ak.facebook.com/js/api_lib/v0.4/FeatureLoader.js.php", cache:true, dataType:"script"}); Sou...

onComplete for Ajax.Request buggy with cached content

I have a Ajax.Request in which I use onLoading and onComplete to show and hide a load animation gif. The problem is that every 10 clicks or so, the load animation fails to hide and just stays there animating even though the ajax request has returned successfully. I have a number of div elements that each has its own respective load anim...

Prototype Toggle through Array Only Toggling Last Item

I'm a beginner and my brother has showed me some prototype. All the weeks successfully toggle the last week in the array but no other. Please let me know if I need to be more specific! Thanks! <%= @athletic_program.program_name %> <br> <br> <% array of_ids = Array.new %> <% @program_weeks.each do |program_week| %> <% array_of_ids...

Rails observe_field using jQuery

Is there an equivalent to the Rails/Prototype observe_field method using jQuery without jRails? I am doing a search-as-you-type with will_paginate: <%= observe_field('search', :frequency => 2, :update => 'results', :loading => "Element.show('spinner')", :comple...

Adding an Option to a Select Element with javascript using the Prototype library

Hey Guys n Gals! Want a to add an option dynamically to an Select element using prototype. There seems to be a lot of different ways to do it out there, all to do with options.add etc... Not seen much in the way of cross-browser ways. Want it to be as light-weight as possible. This is what I have got so far. It's just the appending ...

Add setter in a prototype in Flex

In Flex, you can add functions to the prototype of a Class; but how do you add a setter? For example, with A some (non-dynamic) class, you can do this: var o:Object = new A(); A.prototype.myFunction = function():void{trace("foo");} o.foo(); And that will call the foo function. But how could you add a setter, so that setting the prope...

Element reference is always null on IE8

I´m trying to reference a submit button: <input name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" tabindex="5" value="Submit" /> Tried this: var submit_btn = $('submit'); and also with document.getElementByID('submit'). But it always evaluates to null.. Also tried to loop all form elements to reach the button as lastChild but the result is all...

detecting javascript disabled using prototype

Hi All, how can i detect whether javascript is disabled using prototype library. I dont want to <noscript> use tag but something that prototype offers. Thanks ...

Trigger a javascript click event from vb.net

I have a set of accordian divs (powered by the prototype library) in an asp.net page. I would like to save the state of the accordian, so when a postback event occurs, the same div is open rather than reloading the page entirely and opening the default div. My plan was to set a page control value with the ID of the open div using the di...

Type Redeclaration while running in C

//include all necessary header files Void Main() { float a; b=square(a); } int square(float a ) { int y; y=a*a; return(a); } When i makes argument int type then it is working. Please do not define prototype or write function over main. Tell Me logic why this gives error. ...