Note, you should probably use the URL() helper instead of hard-coding the URL:
A('Link', _href="#" _onclick="jQuery(this).fadeOut(); \ web2py_component('%s' <http://localhost/app/function1.html/?s=>, 'myid'); return false;" % URL('default', 'function1', vars=dict(s=parameter))) Anthony On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:27:56 AM UTC-4, Stephen McCamy wrote: > > That works perfect! Yes, I didn't include the actual URL and I was > unclear that it is a python variable that I am passing. This works great! > Thanks so much! > > On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:09:28 AM UTC-4, Anthony wrote: >> >> It works for me. Perhaps your URL isn't returning anything -- are you >> sure 'http://localhost/app/function1.html/?s=' + parameter generates the >> correct URL and returns the expected output? In particular, the "parameter" >> variable should be a previously defined Javascript variable -- does it >> exist? Or is it supposed to be a Python variable, in which case the code >> would be: >> >> A('Link', _href="#" _onclick="jQuery(this).fadeOut(); \ >> >> web2py_component('http://localhost/app/function1.html/?s=%s'<http://localhost/app/function1.html/?s=>, >> >> 'myid'); \ >> return false;" % parameter) >> >> Note, I also added a dummy _href above so the link will appear clickable >> on the page. >> >> Anthony >> >> On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 8:56:03 AM UTC-4, Stephen McCamy wrote: >>> >>> Ok, that makes sense. So how can you write it so the web2py component >>> will not only fade out but will load into a specified id in the DIV as as >>> well? The example you provided forces the link to fadeout but no longer >>> loads the div (which makes sense). I want to do both. This is >>> good information thank you! >>> >>> On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 11:11:13 PM UTC-4, Stephen McCamy wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I am trying to add a jQuery effect to my A helper below. I am not >>>> stuck on using the A helper but it works well so that is what I am doing. >>>> Below passes a parameter to a function and the results are loaded into >>>> the >>>> div when the function finishes. I want to indicate to the user that the >>>> link has been clicked because the function takes some time to process. I >>>> think the usage of fadeout() in this example: {{=DIV('click me!', >>>> _onclick="jQuery(this).fadeOut()")}} from the documentation would be >>>> fine but it does not work when I add it to the A helper below. It just >>>> stays the same. I assume this is because the A helper overrides the jQuery >>>> somehow and treats the object as a hyperlink no matter what. I am really >>>> stuck on this. Any input would be useful. Thanks! >>>> >>>> {{=A(''Link', _href=' >>>> http://localhost/app/function1.html/?s='+parameter, cid='myid')}} >>>> <div id="myid" URL></div> >>>> >>>> I tried: >>>> >>>> {{=A(''Link', _onclick="jQuery(this).fadeOut()", _href=' >>>> http://localhost/app/function1.html/?s='+parameter, cid='myid')}} >>>> <div id="myid" URL></div> >>>> >>>> with no luck. >>>> >>> -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.