I still haven't figured it out, but playing around and setting the
ajax response as a jquery object, $(html), and making it global so I
can view it's attributes through Firebug, I was able to locate the
form element on the ajax response. It was the index-5 element for your
test page. My sample code below. Though this still doesn't help as to
why we can't reference it using #test2, maybe someone else can get
something more out of it.
I've also tried appended the response to the page and still no go.
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var globalHTML; // global variable
$(document).ready(function() {
$.ajax({
url: 'http://www.puc.edu/dev/tests/linking-test',
type: 'GET',
success: function(html) {
var $html = $(html); // wrap response as jquery object
globalHTML = $html; // check object with firebug
alert( $html.get(5).action );
}
});
});
Using Firebug and looking at the attributes of the object I've found
that the form is on the 5th-index of the object, for your test page.
Though this still doesn't really help much
alert( $(html).get(5).action );
On Apr 13, 10:28 am, Nic Hubbard <nnhubb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, my test now reflects your suggestions. But, sadly, none of that
> helped, it is still returning undefined. :(
>
> On Apr 13, 1:03 pm, Nic Luciano <adaptive...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey Nic,
>
> > I have a couple small recommendations- hopefully one will fix the issue.
>
> > Try using $.get() instead of $.ajax, and specify "type" option as "html"-
> > alternatively, you can use $.load() if your ultimate purpose is to inject
> > this HTML into DOM.
>
> > In addition rather than using find(), just select by ID as a subset of the
> > DOM node..
>
> > alert($(html).find("#test") becomes
> > alert($("#test", html));
>
> > Hope some of this helps... cheers!
>
> > Nic Luciano
> > Senior Web Developer @
> > AdaptiveBluehttp://www.twitter.com/niclucianohttp://www.linkedin.com/in/nicluciano
>
> > On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 3:35 PM, Nic Hubbard <nnhubb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Nope, that does not work either.
>
> > > On Apr 13, 12:20 pm, Jack Killpatrick <j...@ihwy.com> wrote:
> > > > Maybe try:
>
> > > > success: function(html){
> > > > alert($(html).find('form').attr('action'));
>
> > > > I had some issues in the past using form id's with the jquery form
> > > > plugin, but usually getting it using 'form' worked.
>
> > > > That said, since the response isn't in the DOM yet, I'm not sure if that
> > > > might present an issue (too/instead).
>
> > > > - Jack
>
> > > > Nic Hubbard wrote:
> > > > > Yes, this is very odd. I have tried it quite a few ways, but I can
> > > > > never target the form. Any other ideas?
>
> > > > > It is frustrating because I really need to target a form in the html
> > > > > response...
>
> > > > > On Apr 13, 11:45 am, James <james.gp....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > >> That's strange. I can't get it to work either and I'm getting the
> > > > >> same
> > > > >> results as you (I can get #test2, but not #test). I've even truncated
> > > > >> the response down to as if you're only receiving the <form> part and
> > > > >> it still doesn't work. I'd be interested in seeing what happens here
> > > > >> too.
>
> > > > >> On Apr 13, 6:47 am, Nic Hubbard <nnhubb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > >>> Test page to show the problem:http://www.puc.edu/dev/tests/ajax-test
>
> > > > >>> On Apr 13, 9:33 am, Nic Hubbard <nnhubb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > >>>> I am pulling my hair out over this. I swear that this is a bug.
>
> > > > >>>> For some reason, I CANNOT target any forms within the html
> > > > >>>> response.
> > > > >>>> I have tried very simple examples and it still won't work. Here is
> > > > >>>> what I have, that still returns undefined:
>
> > > > >>>> HTML:
> > > > >>>> <form id="test" action="http://test.com";>
> > > > >>>> <span id="test2">this is my text</span>
> > > > >>>> </form>
>
> > > > >>>> jQuery:
> > > > >>>> success: function(html){
> > > > >>>> alert($(html).find("#test").attr('action'));
> > > > >>>> alert($(html).find("#test2").text());
>
> > > > >>>> }
>
> > > > >>>> #test2 works, but #test never does, and it seems this is because it
> > > is
> > > > >>>> a form. Have I done something wrong here? Can I not target a
> > > > >>>> form?
>
> > > > >>>> On Apr 12, 4:35 pm, Nic Hubbard <nnhubb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > >>>>> I have an ajax GET call that returns the HTML of a page on my
> > > server.
> > > > >>>>> Within that page is a form with a specific ID. I know it is
> > > > >>>>> there,
> > > I
> > > > >>>>> can see it in the response in Firebug, but when I try to get
> > > > >>>>> attributes of that ID, it always returns undefined! What have I
> > > done
> > > > >>>>> wrong here?
>
> > > > >>>>> success: function(html){
>
> > > > >>>>> $(html).find('#main_form').each(function() {
> > > > >>>>> var linking_data = $(this).serialize();
> > > > >>>>> var form_action = $(this).attr('action');
> > > > >>>>> alert(form_action);
>
> > > > >>>>> });
> > > > >>>>> }
>
> > > > >>>>> I have tried to not use each() and that still returns undefined.
> > > > >>>>> I
> > > > >>>>> don't get it.
