Re: Js (Jquery) Helper Append Instead of Update

Alright, figured it out.

Made some adjustments to the jquery_engine.php file.

Essentially, all that you need to do is find the request function, and
replace using "html" for content placement with whatever is stored in
$options['position']. Then, you can specify 'position' in your options
array for Js helper requests. If the option is not set, just fall back
to html. Here is the revised function - you'll notice I only made
minor additions and changes just below my **EDIT** comment. Everything
else was untouched.

/**
* Create an $.ajax() call.
*
* If the 'update' key is set, success callback will be overridden.
*
* @param mixed $url
* @param array $options See JsHelper::request() for options.
* @return string The completed ajax call.
* @access public
* @see JsBaseEngineHelper::request() for options list.
*/
function request($url, $options = array()) {
$url = $this->url($url);
$options = $this->_mapOptions('request', $options);
if (isset($options['data']) && is_array($options['data'])) {
$options['data'] = $this->_toQuerystring($options['data']);
}
$options['url'] = $url;
if (isset($options['update'])) {
$wrapCallbacks = isset($options['wrapCallbacks']) ?
$options['wrapCallbacks'] : true;
if ($wrapCallbacks) {

// **EDIT** Changed the following line to replace "html" with
$options['position'] so that I can personally specify where I want
this information. Need to default to "html" is no position is
specified though.
if(!isset($options['position'])){
$options['position'] = "html";
}
$success = $this->jQueryObject . '("' . $options['update'] . '").'.
$options['position'].'(data);';
} else {
$success = sprintf(
'function (data, textStatus) {%s("%s").html(data);}',
$this->jQueryObject,
$options['update']
);
}
$options['dataType'] = 'html';
$options['success'] = $success;
unset($options['update']);
}
$callbacks = array('success', 'error', 'beforeSend', 'complete');
if (isset($options['dataExpression'])) {
$callbacks[] = 'data';
unset($options['dataExpression']);
}
$options = $this->_prepareCallbacks('request', $options);
$options = $this->_parseOptions($options, $callbacks);
return $this->jQueryObject . '.ajax({' . $options .'});';
}

On Jan 2, 9:26 pm, Eric Anderson <andersoneric...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know how to position the insertion of a returned HTML from
> an AJAX request using the Js helper (JQuery) ? I know there is an
> 'update' option, however there are times when I need append, replace,
> etc instead of just updating a selected element.
>
> I took a look at the jquery_engine.php helper class and it doesn't
> seem to be built, but are there any other ways around this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric

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