I’ve seen on StackOverflow and googling around that the most used way to get the selected text from a <SELECT> element with jquery is like this what I have is not the id, but an object. I have an object, say coming from an earlier piece of code. I’ve done like this to get the selected text, but is ugly:
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Generic way to detect if html form is edited
I have a tabbed html form. Upon navigating from one tab to the other, the current tab’s data is persisted (on the DB) even if there is no change to the data. I would like to make the persistence call only if the form is edited. The form can contain any kind of control. Dirtying the form need not be
Ellipsis in the middle of a text (Mac style)
I need to implement ellipsis (“…”) in the middle of a text within a resizable element. Here is what it might look like. So, becomes When the element is stretched out to the width of the text, I want the ellipsis to disappear. How can this be done? Answer In the HTML, put the full value in a custom data-*
How can I know which radio button is selected via jQuery?
I have two radio buttons and want to post the value of the selected one. How can I get the value with jQuery? I can get all of them like this: How do I know which one is selected? Answer To get the value of the selected radioName item of a form with id myForm: Here’s an example:
jQuery mouseout firing when injecting child element
I’m trying to create a function which will add an overlay to a thumbnail image when you hover over it and remove the overlay when you leave it. Here is my HTML… And here is my jQuery… The trouble is that when the overlay is created the mouse is already over it and that triggers the “mouseout” of the container,
jQuery – setting the selected value of a select control via its text description
I have a select control, and in a javascript variable I have a text string. Using jQuery I want to set the selected element of the select control to be the item with the text description I have (as opposed to the value, which I don’t have). I know setting it by value is pretty trivial. e.g. But I’m a
How to check if element is visible after scrolling?
I’m loading elements via AJAX. Some of them are only visible if you scroll down the page. Is there any way I can know if an element is now in the visible part of the page? Answer This should do the trick: Simple Utility Function This will allow you to call a utility function that accepts the element you’re looking
Select all contents of textbox when it receives focus (Vanilla JS or jQuery)
What is a Vanilla JS or jQuery solution that will select all of the contents of a textbox when the textbox receives focus? Answer
Handling key-press events (F1-F12) using JavaScript and jQuery, cross-browser
I want to handle F1-F12 keys using JavaScript and jQuery. I am not sure what pitfalls there are to avoid, and I am not currently able to test implementations in any other browsers than Internet Explorer 8, Google Chrome and Mozilla FireFox 3. Any suggestions to a full cross-browser solution? Something like a well-tested jQuery library or maybe just vanilla
Detect which form input has focus using JavaScript or jQuery
How do you detect which form input has focus using JavaScript or jQuery? From within a function I want to be able to determine which form input has focus. I’d like to be able to do this in straight JavaScript and/or jQuery. Answer I am not sure if this is the most efficient way, but you could try: