I don’t understand why livequery doesn’t bind the event, but I have to use .click. This is just an example, which might also use the .click(), but in the real code I’m forced to use livequery. Does anyone know why livequery isn’t working? Answer I added a random id to the last comment, then I selected it with $(‘#myid’), not
Tag: javascript
How to convert a String to long in javascript?
I have a millisecond timestamp that I need to convert from a string to long. JavaScript has a parseInt but not a parseLong. So how can I do this? To expand on my question slightly: given that apparently JavaScript doesn’t have a long type, how can I do simple arithmetic with longs that are initially expressed as strings? E.g subtract
jQuery UI Autocomplete
I am using jQuery UI’s autocomplete plugin and everything is well and good except for that fact that when a user clicks the value they want the function I have assigned to the “select:” method fires before the value of the field is changed. So if I type “Foo” in the input field, then click the autocomplete match for “Foo
What is the purpose of backbone.js?
I tried to understand the utility of backbone.js from its site http://documentcloud.github.com/backbone, but I still couldn’t figure out much. Can anybody help me by explaining how it works and how could it be helpful in writing better JavaScript? Answer Backbone.js is basically an uber-light framework that allows you to structure your Javascript code in an MVC (Model, View, Controller) fashion
Chrome-Extension: iterate through all tabs?
How would I iterate through all tabs a user has open and then check if they have a particular HTML item with id = ‘item’? Answer You can make it like this : After that to look after your item, if you can make it like this : Don’t forget that you can’t manipulate the HTML by using the “background
Difference between document.URL and location.href
I know that document.URL can not be set, while location.href can. But the Document indicates: URL is a replacement for the DOM Level 0 location.href property. So when would we use document.URL? Answer You can get the document.URL, but you can not set it. You can both get and set the location.href. In some webbrowsers, you are able to set
Including JavaScript in SVG
I am trying to create an interactive SVG code with JavaScript, by embedding the JavaScript in the SVG. I don’t know if this is the right way to do this: It is supposed to have a ball that moves with wasd, but the ball doesn’t move. What am I doing wrong? Answer Here is a working version as I would
How do I disable a href link in JavaScript?
I have a tag <a href=”#”> Previous </a> 1 2 3 4 <a href=”#”> Next </a> and in some conditions I want this tag to be completely disabled. Code from comments (this is how the link is generated) Answer Try this when you dont want user to redirect on click
Get multiple elements by Id
I have a page with anchor tags throughout the body like this: The ID is always the same but the name changes. I need to populate a list of the names of these anchor tags, for example; Name 1, Name 2, Name 3. This is where I’ve got to so far: This writes out the name of the first anchor
How to redirect to action from JavaScript method?
I have an input type=”button” and JavaScript method: How can I instead return true, redirect to Action DeleteJob? Answer To redirect: