Hi Chuck,
thanks for the explanation.
It is much simpler than I thought.
-mai
On May 9, 2011, at 3:28 PM, Chuck Hill wrote:
> Hi Mai,
>
> On May 9, 2011, at 1:59 PM, Mai Nguyen wrote:
>
>> Hello Ajax gurus,
>>
>> I am using the AjaxUpdateLink to update a table inside a page instead of
>> refreshing the whole page.
>> However, the link only refreshes the Ajax Update Container (which wraps the
>> table) briefly while the user clicks on the link.
>> Can someone point to me how to make sure the container remains updated until
>> the user clicks on the link again to hide the contents?
>> I wish to allow the user to explicitly click on "Hide Explanation" to hide
>> the explanation.
>>
>> Currently with the following wod description, an onClick causes the link to
>> update the container correctly, but it only lasts a few seconds, then the
>> update container returns to its previous state.
>
> You are doing it wrong. :-) The AjaxUpdateLink is to update the browser
> display with new information from the server. You are just updating the DOM
> here so there is no need for a trip to the server. Try this instead:
>
> ExplanationLink: WOHyperlink {
> action = context.page; // Not used, but keeps WO happy
> onClick = "show_explanation(this); return false;";
> }
>
> function show_explanation(element) {
> case_number = element.parentNode.parentNode.id;
> explanation_row = document.getElementById(case_number +
> "_status");
>
> if (explanation_row.style.display != 'none') {
> element.innerHTML = "Hide Explanation";
> explanation_row.style.display = 'none';
> } else {
> element.innerHTML = "What does this mean?";
> explanation_row.style.display = '';
> }
> };
>
>
> Chuck
>
>>
>> Here is the description of the link:
>>
>> ExplanationLink: AjaxUpdateLink {
>> updateContainerID = "SearchResultsUpdateContainer1";
>> action = showStatusExplanation;
>> onClick = "show_explanation(this)";
>> evalScripts = true;
>> onComplete = "SearchResultsUpdateContainer1Update()";
>> }
>>
>> function show_explanation(element) {
>> case_number = element.parentNode.parentNode.id;
>> explanation_row = document.getElementById(case_number +
>> "_status");
>>
>> if (element.innerHTML == "What does this mean?") {
>> element.innerHTML = "Hide Explanation";
>> explanation_row.style.display = '';
>> } else {
>> element.innerHTML = "What does this mean?";
>> explanation_row.style.display = 'none';
>> }
>> };
>>
>> public WOActionResults showStatusExplanation() {
>> return null;
>> }
>> Is an action binding required here? If yes, since the onClick JS Script
>> already takes care of the display, can the action just return null?
>>
>> Thanks for any hints,
>>
>> -mai
>>
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