[jQuery] Re: Setting a newly inserted option as the selected option

2009-04-17 Thread Raja Koduru 
$(#refSelectBox option[text^= + author + ]).attr(selected,selected);

I guess the above is doable.
let me know.

- raja koduru

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:16 PM, Nando d.na...@gmail.com wrote:

 I'd like set a newly inserted option in a select box as the selected
 option. I'm trying to use jQuery to select the option using the option
 text, which begins with the author name as defined in the function.

 In the examples I've found, $(#refSelectBox option[text^=author])
 would presumably select any option that begins with the literal
 author, but I need it evaluated instead.

 Given the following ...

 $(#addRefForm).submit(function() {
                        var author = $(#author).val()
                        var detail = $(#detail).val()
                        var refYear = $(#refYear).val()
                        var refType = $(#refType option:selected).val()
                        var newReference = 1
                        $.post('index.cfm?view=saveReferenceFromPopup', {
                                author:author,
                                detail:detail,
                                refYear:refYear,
                                refType:refType,
                                newReference:newReference
                                },  function(data,status) {
                                        if(status == 'success'){
                                                 
 $(#refSelectBox).trigger('refreshOpts');
                                                 $(#refSelectBox 
 option[text^=author]).attr
 (selected,selected);
                                          }
                                  }
                        );

                        $('#dialog').dialog('close');
                        return false;
                });

 ... how to select the newly inserted option in #refSelectBox using the
 text attribute and set it to the selected option?

 Any alternate suggestions are most welcome!

 Thanks,
 Nando

[jQuery] Re: Setting a newly inserted option as the selected option

2009-04-17 Thread Nando 

Thanks Raja. That worked!

For reference, I also needed to put something in place to wait until
the .trigger('refreshOpts'); call had completed. The use of animate()
as a sort of sleep routine is a bit of a kludge, since it
seems .trigger() doesn't implement a callback,  so I wound up with
this:

$(#addRefForm).submit(function() {
var author = $(#author).val()
var detail = $(#detail).val()
var refYear = $(#refYear).val()
var refType = $(#refType option:selected).val()
var newReference = 1
$.post('index.cfm?view=saveReferenceFromPopup', {
author:author,
detail:detail,
refYear:refYear,
refType:refType,
newReference:newReference
},  function(data,status) {
// console.log(status)
if(status == 'success'){
 
$(#refSelectBox).trigger('refreshOpts');
 
$(#refSelectBox).animate({opacity: 1.0}, 950, function(){
$(#refSelectBox 
option:selected).removeAttr(selected);
$(#refSelectBox 
option[text^= + author + ]).attr
(selected,selected);
  });
  }
  }
);



On Apr 17, 2:40 pm, Raja Koduru kscr...@gmail.com wrote:
 $(#refSelectBox option[text^= + author + ]).attr(selected,selected);

 I guess the above is doable.
 let me know.

 - raja koduru

 On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:16 PM,Nandod.na...@gmail.com wrote:

  I'd like set a newly inserted option in a select box as the selected
  option. I'm trying to use jQuery to select the option using the option
  text, which begins with the author name as defined in the function.

  In the examples I've found, $(#refSelectBox option[text^=author])
  would presumably select any option that begins with the literal
  author, but I need it evaluated instead.

  Given the following ...

  $(#addRefForm).submit(function() {
                         var author = $(#author).val()
                         var detail = $(#detail).val()
                         var refYear = $(#refYear).val()
                         var refType = $(#refType option:selected).val()
                         var newReference = 1
                         $.post('index.cfm?view=saveReferenceFromPopup', {
                                 author:author,
                                 detail:detail,
                                 refYear:refYear,
                                 refType:refType,
                                 newReference:newReference
                                 },  function(data,status) {
                                         if(status == 'success'){
                                                  
  $(#refSelectBox).trigger('refreshOpts');
                                                  $(#refSelectBox 
  option[text^=author]).attr
  (selected,selected);
                                           }
                                   }
                         );

                         $('#dialog').dialog('close');
                         return false;
                 });

  ... how to select the newly inserted option in #refSelectBox using the
  text attribute and set it to the selected option?

  Any alternate suggestions are most welcome!

  Thanks,
 Nando