Big shout out to AJAX

Sin_Chase · 21 Nov 2010 at 18:24

...without you this PHP application would not be possible.

Took a little bit of reading and messing about to get it going but was all worth it.

In short I am populating fields in a hidden form from 'dead' hyperlinks (href="#") using javascript onClick events after which my ajax function is called and everything fires off to my php processing script...all tidy and transparently in the background.

Totally a tool to put in the back pocket for future projects. :cool:

fez · 21 Nov 2010 at 21:00

jQuery or are you going hardcore. Nice work either way.

GeForce · 21 Nov 2010 at 23:38

Agreed. jQuery is definitely the way forward though

Inquisitor · 22 Nov 2010 at 00:45

I hope you're not using onClick attributes on your HTML tags!

sist_si · 22 Nov 2010 at 09:21

im more of a prototype.js man for AJAX. jQuery has some nice built in effects.

Pho · 22 Nov 2010 at 11:29

Now go and provide an accessible JavaScript free version

. You could probably use noscript tags to display hidden buttons when JavaScript is off to postback your blank hrefs.

Sin_Chase · 23 Nov 2010 at 01:57

I would develop it as accessible if needed. But only me and a few mates will be using the app so no real need.

And not heard of jQuery, I will go have a look.

Dj_Jestar · 23 Nov 2010 at 02:16

sist_si said:
im more of a prototype.js man for AJAX. jQuery has some nice built in effects.

I thought jQuery is built on prototype.js?

sist_si · 23 Nov 2010 at 11:11

Dj_Jestar said:
I thought jQuery is built on prototype.js?

Didn't know that to be honest!

fez · 23 Nov 2010 at 17:24

Never heard of jquery and prototype being linked in any way. Similar sort of thing but would seem odd to have both still in existence if that was the case.

To the OP, I can't believe you havn't heard of jQuery I know quite a few people that wouldnt have a clue about anything but the simplest of javascript but they bang out plenty of stuff using jquery. You are going to love it!

Dj_Jestar · 23 Nov 2010 at 17:35

fez said:
Never heard of jquery and prototype being linked in any way. Similar sort of thing but would seem odd to have both still in existence if that was the case.

I thought jQuery uses prototype.js for its core.. hence the use of the words "built on".

fez · 23 Nov 2010 at 17:44

I understand what you meant by built on, I had just never heard anyone say anything about the two together other than they can be used to accomplish the same sorts of things.

You may be right about it being at the core of jQuery, the selector engine is sizzle I think.

robmiller · 23 Nov 2010 at 22:08

jQuery has nothing at all to do with Prototype and never has.