return this;
};
+/**
+ * A function for serializing a set of input elements into
+ * a string of data.
+ *
+ * @example $("input[@type=text]").serialize();
+ * @before <input type='text' name='name' value='John'/>
+ * <input type='text' name='location' value='Boston'/>
+ * @after name=John&location=Boston
+ * @desc Serialize a selection of input elements to a string
+ *
+ * @name serialize
+ * @type String
+ * @cat AJAX
+ */
+jQuery.fn.serialize = function(){
+ return $.param( this );
+};
+
// If IE is used, create a wrapper for the XMLHttpRequest object
if ( jQuery.browser.msie && typeof XMLHttpRequest == "undefined" )
XMLHttpRequest = function(){
};
// Attach a bunch of functions for handling common AJAX events
+
+/**
+ * Attach a function to be executed whenever an AJAX request begins.
+ *
+ * @example $("#loading").ajaxStart(function(){
+ * $(this).show();
+ * });
+ * @desc Show a loading message whenever an AJAX request starts.
+ *
+ * @name ajaxStart
+ * @type jQuery
+ * @param Function callback The function to execute.
+ * @cat AJAX
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Attach a function to be executed whenever all AJAX requests have ended.
+ *
+ * @example $("#loading").ajaxStop(function(){
+ * $(this).hide();
+ * });
+ * @desc Hide a loading message after all the AJAX requests have stopped.
+ *
+ * @name ajaxStop
+ * @type jQuery
+ * @param Function callback The function to execute.
+ * @cat AJAX
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Attach a function to be executed whenever an AJAX request completes.
+ *
+ * @example $("#msg").ajaxComplete(function(){
+ * $(this).append("<li>Request Complete.</li>");
+ * });
+ * @desc Show a message when an AJAX request completes.
+ *
+ * @name ajaxComplete
+ * @type jQuery
+ * @param Function callback The function to execute.
+ * @cat AJAX
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Attach a function to be executed whenever an AJAX request completes
+ * successfully.
+ *
+ * @example $("#msg").ajaxSuccess(function(){
+ * $(this).append("<li>Successful Request!</li>");
+ * });
+ * @desc Show a message when an AJAX request completes successfully.
+ *
+ * @name ajaxSuccess
+ * @type jQuery
+ * @param Function callback The function to execute.
+ * @cat AJAX
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Attach a function to be executed whenever an AJAX request fails.
+ *
+ * @example $("#msg").ajaxError(function(){
+ * $(this).append("<li>Error requesting page.</li>");
+ * });
+ * @desc Show a message when an AJAX request fails.
+ *
+ * @name ajaxError
+ * @type jQuery
+ * @param Function callback The function to execute.
+ * @cat AJAX
+ */
+
new function(){
- var e = "ajaxStart,ajaxStop,ajaxComplete,ajaxError,ajaxSuccess".split(',');
+ var e = "ajaxStart,ajaxStop,ajaxComplete,ajaxError,ajaxSuccess".split(",");
for ( var i = 0; i < e.length; i++ ) new function(){
var o = e[i];
jQuery.extend({
/**
- * Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request.
+ * Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request. All of the arguments to
+ * the method (except URL) are optional.
*
* @example $.get("test.cgi")
*
- * @name $.get
- * @type jQuery
- * @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
- * @cat AJAX
- */
-
- /**
- * Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request.
- *
* @example $.get("test.cgi", { name: "John", time: "2pm" } )
*
- * @name $.get
- * @type jQuery
- * @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
- * @param Hash params A set of key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
- * @cat AJAX
- */
-
- /**
- * Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request.
- *
- * @example $.get("test.cgi", function(){
- * alert("Data Loaded.");
+ * @example $.get("test.cgi", function(data){
+ * alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
* })
*
- * @name $.get
- * @type jQuery
- * @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
- * @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
- * @cat AJAX
- */
-
- /**
- * Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request.
- *
* @example $.get("test.cgi",
* { name: "John", time: "2pm" },
- * function(){ alert("Data Loaded."); }
+ * function(data){
+ * alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
+ * }
* )
*
* @name $.get
* @type jQuery
- * @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
+ * @param String url The URL of the page to load.
* @param Hash params A set of key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
* @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
* @cat AJAX
},
/**
- * Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request, and only if it hasn't
- * been modified since it was last retieved.
+ * Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request, only if it hasn't
+ * been modified since it was last retrieved. All of the arguments to
+ * the method (except URL) are optional.
*
- * @example $.getIfModified("test.cgi")
+ * @example $.getIfModified("test.html")
*
- * @name $.getIfModified
- * @type jQuery
- * @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
- * @cat AJAX
- */
-
- /**
- * Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request, and only if it hasn't
- * been modified since it was last retieved.
+ * @example $.getIfModified("test.html", { name: "John", time: "2pm" } )
+ *
+ * @example $.getIfModified("test.cgi", function(data){
+ * alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
+ * })
*
- * @example $.getIfModified("test.cgi", { name: "John", time: "2pm" })
+ * @example $.getifModified("test.cgi",
+ * { name: "John", time: "2pm" },
+ * function(data){
+ * alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
+ * }
+ * )
*
* @name $.getIfModified
* @type jQuery
- * @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
+ * @param String url The URL of the page to load.
* @param Hash params A set of key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
+ * @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
* @cat AJAX
*/
-
+ getIfModified: function( url, data, callback, type ) {
+ jQuery.get(url, data, callback, type, 1);
+ },
+
/**
- * Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request, and only if it hasn't
- * been modified since it was last retieved.
+ * Loads, and executes, a remote JavaScript file using an HTTP GET request.
+ * All of the arguments to the method (except URL) are optional.
*
- * @example $.getIfModified("test.cgi", function(){
- * alert("Data Loaded.");
+ * @example $.getScript("test.js")
+ *
+ * @example $.getScript("test.js", function(){
+ * alert("Script loaded and executed.");
* })
*
- * @name $.getIfModified
+ *
+ * @name $.getScript
* @type jQuery
- * @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
+ * @param String url The URL of the page to load.
* @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
* @cat AJAX
*/
-
+ getScript: function( url, data, callback ) {
+ jQuery.get(url, data, callback, "script");
+ },
+
/**
- * Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request, and only if it hasn't
- * been modified since it was last retieved.
+ * Load a remote JSON object using an HTTP GET request.
+ * All of the arguments to the method (except URL) are optional.
*
- * @example $.getIfModified("test.cgi",
+ * @example $.getJSON("test.js", function(json){
+ * alert("JSON Data: " + json.users[3].name);
+ * })
+ *
+ * @example $.getJSON("test.js",
* { name: "John", time: "2pm" },
- * function(){ alert("Data Loaded."); }
+ * function(json){
+ * alert("JSON Data: " + json.users[3].name);
+ * }
* )
*
- * @name $.getIfModified
+ * @name $.getJSON
* @type jQuery
- * @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
+ * @param String url The URL of the page to load.
* @param Hash params A set of key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
* @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
* @cat AJAX
*/
- getIfModified: function( url, data, callback, type ) {
- jQuery.get(url, data, callback, type, 1);
- },
-
- getScript: function( url, data, callback ) {
- jQuery.get(url, data, callback, "script");
+ getJSON: function( url, data, callback ) {
+ jQuery.get(url, data, callback, "json");
},
/**
- * Load a remote page using a POST request.
+ * Load a remote page using an HTTP POST request. All of the arguments to
+ * the method (except URL) are optional.
+ *
+ * @example $.post("test.cgi")
+ *
+ * @example $.post("test.cgi", { name: "John", time: "2pm" } )
+ *
+ * @example $.post("test.cgi", function(data){
+ * alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
+ * })
+ *
+ * @example $.post("test.cgi",
+ * { name: "John", time: "2pm" },
+ * function(data){
+ * alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
+ * }
+ * )
+ *
+ * @name $.post
+ * @type jQuery
+ * @param String url The URL of the page to load.
+ * @param Hash params A set of key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
+ * @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
+ * @cat AJAX
*/
post: function( url, data, callback, type ) {
// Build and start the HTTP Request
// timeout (ms)
timeout: 0,
+ /**
+ * Set the timeout of all AJAX requests to a specific amount of time.
+ * This will make all future AJAX requests timeout after a specified amount
+ * of time (the default is no timeout).
+ *
+ * @example $.ajaxTimeout( 5000 );
+ * @desc Make all AJAX requests timeout after 5 seconds.
+ *
+ * @name $.ajaxTimeout
+ * @type jQuery
+ * @param Number time How long before an AJAX request times out.
+ * @cat AJAX
+ */
ajaxTimeout: function(timeout) {
jQuery.timeout = timeout;
},
lastModified: {},
/**
- * A common wrapper for making XMLHttpRequests
+ * Load a remote page using an HTTP request. This function is the primary
+ * means of making AJAX requests using jQuery. $.ajax() takes one property,
+ * an object of key/value pairs, that're are used to initalize the request.
+ *
+ * These are all the key/values that can be passed in to 'prop':
+ *
+ * (String) type - The type of request to make (e.g. "POST" or "GET").
+ *
+ * (String) url - The URL of the page to request.
+ *
+ * (String) data - A string of data to be sent to the server (POST only).
+ *
+ * (String) dataType - The type of data that you're expecting back from
+ * the server (e.g. "xml", "html", "script", or "json").
+ *
+ * (Function) error - A function to be called if the request fails. The
+ * function gets passed two arguments: The XMLHttpRequest object and a
+ * string describing the type of error that occurred.
+ *
+ * (Function) success - A function to be called if the request succeeds. The
+ * function gets passed one argument: The data returned from the server,
+ * formatted according to the 'dataType' parameter.
+ *
+ * (Function) complete - A function to be called when the request finishes. The
+ * function gets passed two arguments: The XMLHttpRequest object and a
+ * string describing the type the success of the request.
+ *
+ * @example $.ajax({
+ * type: "GET",
+ * url: "test.js",
+ * dataType: "script"
+ * })
+ * @desc Load and execute a JavaScript file.
+ *
+ * @example $.ajax({
+ * type: "POST",
+ * url: "some.php",
+ * data: "name=John&location=Boston",
+ * success: function(msg){
+ * alert( "Data Saved: " + msg );
+ * }
+ * });
+ * @desc Save some data to the server and notify the user once its complete.
+ *
+ * @name $.ajax
+ * @type jQuery
+ * @param Hash prop A set of properties to initialize the request with.
+ * @cat AJAX
*/
ajax: function( type, url, data, ret, ifModified ) {
// If only a single argument was passed in,
ret = type.complete;
var success = type.success;
var error = type.error;
+ var dataType = type.dataType;
data = type.data;
url = type.url;
type = type.type;
if ( ifModified && modRes ) jQuery.lastModified[url] = modRes;
// If a local callback was specified, fire it
- if ( success ) success( xml, status );
+ if ( success )
+ success( jQuery.httpData( xml, dataType ), status );
// Fire the global callback
jQuery.event.trigger( "ajaxSuccess" );
return false;
},
- // Get the data out of an XMLHttpRequest.
- // Return parsed XML if content-type header is "xml" and type is "xml" or omitted,
- // otherwise return plain text.
+ /* Get the data out of an XMLHttpRequest.
+ * Return parsed XML if content-type header is "xml" and type is "xml" or omitted,
+ * otherwise return plain text.
+ * (String) data - The type of data that you're expecting back,
+ * (e.g. "xml", "html", "script")
+ */
httpData: function(r,type) {
var ct = r.getResponseHeader("content-type");
var data = !type && ct && ct.indexOf("xml") >= 0;
// If an array was passed in, assume that it is an array
// of form elements
- if ( a.constructor == Array ) {
+ if ( a.constructor == Array || a.jquery ) {
// Serialize the form elements
for ( var i = 0; i < a.length; i++ )
s.push( a[i].name + "=" + encodeURIComponent( a[i].value ) );
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