Thanks for all your help. Thing thing has been buggin me for a very long! Could you explain what exactly was happening with my original code that made the confirm fire twice?
On Wednesday, 11 July 2012 14:13:13 UTC-4, Jason wrote: > > > > I don't see any problems with the HTML elements > > and to answer your question the observe method identifies the function as > the "handler" and passes the event object to the handler > > > and you can get the javascript to one line if you want > > $$("td a.delete").invoke("observe","click",confirmDelete); > > > Jason Westbrook | T: 313-799-3770 | jwestbr...@gmail.com > > > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 10:40 AM, thinsoldier <thinsold...@thinsoldier.com > > wrote: > >> >> >> On Wednesday, 11 July 2012 12:37:45 UTC-4, Jason wrote: >>> >>> >>> can you either post the HTML that you are using or post the url where it >>> is located publicly? >>> >>> >> Here is the html: >> >> <table> >> <thead> >> <tr> >> <th>Saved</th> >> <th>Name</th> >> <th>Rename</th> >> <th>Delete</th> >> <th>Switch Format</th> >> <th>Browse</th> >> </tr> >> </thead> >> <tbody> >> <tr> >> <td> >> 11 Nov, 2009 >> </td> >> <td> >> <a class="rsslink" href="savedsearches.php?cmd=rss&ssid=39" >> title="Access RSS Feed"> <img src="/images/icons/rss_16.png"> Sale less >> than x 250 thousand </a> >> </td> >> <td> >> <a class="rename" >> href="user.php?cmd=savedSearchRenameForm&id=39">Rename</a> >> </td> >> <td> >> <a class="delete" href="user.php?cmd=savedSearchDelete&id=39" >> title="Cannot undo."><img src="/images/icons/close_32.png" alt="delete"></a> >> </td> >> <td> >> <a class="reformat" >> href="user.php?cmd=savedSearchSwitchFormat&id=39" title="Receive this >> by e-mail instead."> >> <img src="/images/icons/rss_32.png"> <img >> src="/images/icons/arrow_right_16.png"> <img >> src="/images/icons/email_32.png"> >> </a> >> </td> >> <td> >> <a class="browse" >> href="search.php?cmd=search&formcat=residential&searchType=BUYSEARCH&searchOnPriceField=price&island=252&maxprice=250000"><img >> >> src="/images/icons/search_32.png" alt="view results"></a> >> </td> >> </tr> >> <tr> >> <td> >> 25 Jun, 2012 >> </td> >> <td> >> <a class="rsslink" href="savedsearches.php?cmd=rss&ssid=77" >> title="Access RSS Feed"> <img src="/images/icons/rss_16.png"> All the >> -plexes in NP </a> >> </td> >> <td> >> <a class="rename" >> href="user.php?cmd=savedSearchRenameForm&id=77">Rename</a> >> </td> >> <td> >> <a class="delete" href="user.php?cmd=savedSearchDelete&id=77" >> title="Cannot undo."><img src="/images/icons/close_32.png" alt="delete"></a> >> </td> >> <td> >> <a class="reformat" >> href="user.php?cmd=savedSearchSwitchFormat&id=77" title="Receive this >> by e-mail instead."> >> <img src="/images/icons/rss_32.png"> <img >> src="/images/icons/arrow_right_16.png"> <img >> src="/images/icons/email_32.png"> >> </a> >> </td> >> <td> >> <a class="browse" >> href="search.php?cmd=search&formcat=residential&searchType=BUYSEARCH&searchOnPriceField=price&island=410&property_type%5B0%5D=655&property_type%5B1%5D=656&property_type%5B2%5D=657&property_type%5B3%5D=695"><img >> >> src="/images/icons/search_32.png" alt="view results"></a> >> </td> >> </tr> >> </tbody> >> </table> >> >> >> >>> >>> you can simplify your javascript this way >>> >>> >>> $$('td a.delete').each(function(s){ >>> s.observe('click', **confirmDelete); >>> } ); >>> >> >> But wouldn't the confirmDelete function need to be given the click event >> so it knows which click Event object to event.*stop*() ? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/prototype-scriptaculous/-/u_tbuSa5zEcJ. >> >> To post to this group, send email to >> prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/prototype-scriptaculous/-/wwHOXznXcpYJ. To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en.