Jake, you are famous for this ;) Sounds great in theory but an example of how to accomplish this and the reasoning behind that claim would be very helpful!
I meant lightweight in terms of querying more than page size, by the way. I should have been more clear. Ⓙⓐⓚⓔ wrote: > > if you're pushing the limit for 'light weight', consider simple tab > delimited data! a simple header and you can convert it to Javascript > in a few lines of code! Not as easy as an eval, but the speed will be > worth it! > > On 3/8/07, Daemach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> While discussing json support in Cold Fusion with Rey Bango, I had a >> small >> flash of insight. It's a pretty easy matter to take a recordset or any >> other structure, serialize it to JSON format and output that string >> inside >> of an eval() directly in the HTML itself. With jQuery and the ready() >> function when the page loads you could have a client-side dataset ready >> to >> go. Why make ajax calls when you can query a client-side datasource for >> things like an auto-complete list? >> >> So the questions are: >> >> -- What are the limits the browser can handle in terms of record count >> and >> still retain a lightweight feel? (depends on RAM, processor speed - I >> know, >> but generally...) >> -- What would the optimal structure look like for searching given a >> function >> like an auto-complete form field? >> -- Is a "for in" loop the best way to query or is there something more >> efficient? >> -- What benefits, if any, would this have for filtering/sorting a table? >> >> Or is this a bad idea to start with? Obviously ajax still has its place, >> but it seems like this concept might work for some things... >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/Querying-javascript-datasources---what-factors-improve-speed-efficiency--tf3373312.html#a9387190 >> Sent from the JQuery mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> jQuery mailing list >> discuss@jquery.com >> http://jquery.com/discuss/ >> > > > -- > Ⓙⓐⓚⓔ - יעקב ʝǡǩȩ ᎫᎪᏦᎬ > _______________________________________________ > jQuery mailing list > discuss@jquery.com > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Querying-javascript-datasources---what-factors-improve-speed-efficiency--tf3373312.html#a9387322 Sent from the JQuery mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/
