Custom events in jQuery?

I’m looking for some input on how to implement custom eventhandling in jquery the best way. I know how to hook up events from the dom elements like ‘click’ etc, but I’m building a tiny javascript library/plugin to handle some preview functionality. I’ve got a script running to update some text in a dom element … Read more

How to Display Selected Item in Bootstrap Button Dropdown Title

I am using the bootstrap Dropdown component in my application like this: <div class=”btn-group”> <button class=”btn”>Please Select From List</button> <button class=”btn dropdown-toggle” data-toggle=”dropdown”> <span class=”caret”></span> </button> <ul class=”dropdown-menu” role=”menu” aria-labelledby=”dropdownMenu”> <li><a tabindex=”-1″ href=”#”>Item I</a></li> <li><a tabindex=”-1″ href=”#”>Item II</a></li> <li><a tabindex=”-1″ href=”#”>Item III</a></li> <li class=”divider”></li> <li><a tabindex=”-1″ href=”#”>Other</a></li> </ul> </div> I would like to display the … Read more

Jquery: how to trigger click event on pressing enter key

I need to execute a button click event upon pressing key enter. As it is at the moment the event is not firing. Please Help me with the syntax if possible. $(document).on(“click”, “input[name=”butAssignProd”]”, function () { //all the action }); this is my attempt to fire click event on enter. $(“#txtSearchProdAssign”).keydown(function (e) { if (e.keyCode … Read more

How to select html nodes by ID with jquery when the id contains a dot?

If my html looked like this: <td class=”controlCell”> <input class=”inputText” id=”SearchBag.CompanyName” name=”SearchBag.CompanyName” type=”text” value=”” /> </td> How could I select #SearchBag.CompanyName with JQuery? I can’t get it to work and I fear it’s the dot that’s breaking it all. The annoying thing is that renaming all my id’s would be a lot of work, not … Read more

Changing the child element’s CSS when the parent is hovered

First of all, I’m assuming this is too complex for CSS3, but if there’s a solution in there somewhere, I’d love to go with that instead. The HTML is pretty straightforward. <div class=”parent”> <div class=”child”> Text Block 1 </div> </div> <div class=”parent”> <div class=”child”> Text Block 2 </div> </div> The child div is set to … Read more

What does Google Closure Library offer over jQuery? [closed]

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$.focus() not working

The last example of jQuery’s focus() documentation states $(‘#id’).focus() should make the input focused (active). I can’t seem to get this working. Even in the console on this site, I’m trying it for the search box $(‘input[name=”q”]’).focus() and I’m getting nothing. Any ideas? 19 Answers 19