Added a couple new AJAX methods and finished documenting everything.

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John Resig 2006-09-08 10:18:46 +00:00
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@ -83,6 +83,24 @@ jQuery.fn.load = function( url, params, callback, ifModified ) {
return this;
};
/**
* A function for serializing a set of input elements into
* a string of data.
*
* @example $("input[@type=text]").serialize();
* @before <input type='text' name='name' value='John'/>
* <input type='text' name='location' value='Boston'/>
* @after name=John&location=Boston
* @desc Serialize a selection of input elements to a string
*
* @name serialize
* @type String
* @cat AJAX
*/
jQuery.fn.serialize = function(){
return $.param( this );
};
// If IE is used, create a wrapper for the XMLHttpRequest object
if ( jQuery.browser.msie && typeof XMLHttpRequest == "undefined" )
XMLHttpRequest = function(){
@ -93,8 +111,80 @@ if ( jQuery.browser.msie && typeof XMLHttpRequest == "undefined" )
};
// Attach a bunch of functions for handling common AJAX events
/**
* Attach a function to be executed whenever an AJAX request begins.
*
* @example $("#loading").ajaxStart(function(){
* $(this).show();
* });
* @desc Show a loading message whenever an AJAX request starts.
*
* @name ajaxStart
* @type jQuery
* @param Function callback The function to execute.
* @cat AJAX
*/
/**
* Attach a function to be executed whenever all AJAX requests have ended.
*
* @example $("#loading").ajaxStop(function(){
* $(this).hide();
* });
* @desc Hide a loading message after all the AJAX requests have stopped.
*
* @name ajaxStop
* @type jQuery
* @param Function callback The function to execute.
* @cat AJAX
*/
/**
* Attach a function to be executed whenever an AJAX request completes.
*
* @example $("#msg").ajaxComplete(function(){
* $(this).append("<li>Request Complete.</li>");
* });
* @desc Show a message when an AJAX request completes.
*
* @name ajaxComplete
* @type jQuery
* @param Function callback The function to execute.
* @cat AJAX
*/
/**
* Attach a function to be executed whenever an AJAX request completes
* successfully.
*
* @example $("#msg").ajaxSuccess(function(){
* $(this).append("<li>Successful Request!</li>");
* });
* @desc Show a message when an AJAX request completes successfully.
*
* @name ajaxSuccess
* @type jQuery
* @param Function callback The function to execute.
* @cat AJAX
*/
/**
* Attach a function to be executed whenever an AJAX request fails.
*
* @example $("#msg").ajaxError(function(){
* $(this).append("<li>Error requesting page.</li>");
* });
* @desc Show a message when an AJAX request fails.
*
* @name ajaxError
* @type jQuery
* @param Function callback The function to execute.
* @cat AJAX
*/
new function(){
var e = "ajaxStart,ajaxStop,ajaxComplete,ajaxError,ajaxSuccess".split(',');
var e = "ajaxStart,ajaxStop,ajaxComplete,ajaxError,ajaxSuccess".split(",");
for ( var i = 0; i < e.length; i++ ) new function(){
var o = e[i];
@ -107,53 +197,27 @@ new function(){
jQuery.extend({
/**
* Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request.
* Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request. All of the arguments to
* the method (except URL) are optional.
*
* @example $.get("test.cgi")
*
* @name $.get
* @type jQuery
* @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
* @cat AJAX
*/
/**
* Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request.
*
* @example $.get("test.cgi", { name: "John", time: "2pm" } )
*
* @name $.get
* @type jQuery
* @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
* @param Hash params A set of key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
* @cat AJAX
*/
/**
* Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request.
*
* @example $.get("test.cgi", function(){
* alert("Data Loaded.");
* @example $.get("test.cgi", function(data){
* alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
* })
*
* @name $.get
* @type jQuery
* @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
* @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
* @cat AJAX
*/
/**
* Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request.
*
* @example $.get("test.cgi",
* { name: "John", time: "2pm" },
* function(){ alert("Data Loaded."); }
* function(data){
* alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
* }
* )
*
* @name $.get
* @type jQuery
* @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
* @param String url The URL of the page to load.
* @param Hash params A set of key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
* @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
* @cat AJAX
@ -174,57 +238,28 @@ jQuery.extend({
},
/**
* Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request, and only if it hasn't
* been modified since it was last retieved.
* Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request, only if it hasn't
* been modified since it was last retrieved. All of the arguments to
* the method (except URL) are optional.
*
* @example $.getIfModified("test.cgi")
* @example $.getIfModified("test.html")
*
* @name $.getIfModified
* @type jQuery
* @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
* @cat AJAX
*/
/**
* Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request, and only if it hasn't
* been modified since it was last retieved.
* @example $.getIfModified("test.html", { name: "John", time: "2pm" } )
*
* @example $.getIfModified("test.cgi", { name: "John", time: "2pm" })
*
* @name $.getIfModified
* @type jQuery
* @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
* @param Hash params A set of key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
* @cat AJAX
*/
/**
* Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request, and only if it hasn't
* been modified since it was last retieved.
*
* @example $.getIfModified("test.cgi", function(){
* alert("Data Loaded.");
* @example $.getIfModified("test.cgi", function(data){
* alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
* })
*
* @name $.getIfModified
* @type jQuery
* @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
* @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
* @cat AJAX
*/
/**
* Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request, and only if it hasn't
* been modified since it was last retieved.
*
* @example $.getIfModified("test.cgi",
* @example $.getifModified("test.cgi",
* { name: "John", time: "2pm" },
* function(){ alert("Data Loaded."); }
* function(data){
* alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
* }
* )
*
* @name $.getIfModified
* @type jQuery
* @param String url The URL of the HTML file to load.
* @param String url The URL of the page to load.
* @param Hash params A set of key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
* @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
* @cat AJAX
@ -233,12 +268,78 @@ jQuery.extend({
jQuery.get(url, data, callback, type, 1);
},
/**
* Loads, and executes, a remote JavaScript file using an HTTP GET request.
* All of the arguments to the method (except URL) are optional.
*
* @example $.getScript("test.js")
*
* @example $.getScript("test.js", function(){
* alert("Script loaded and executed.");
* })
*
*
* @name $.getScript
* @type jQuery
* @param String url The URL of the page to load.
* @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
* @cat AJAX
*/
getScript: function( url, data, callback ) {
jQuery.get(url, data, callback, "script");
},
/**
* Load a remote page using a POST request.
* Load a remote JSON object using an HTTP GET request.
* All of the arguments to the method (except URL) are optional.
*
* @example $.getJSON("test.js", function(json){
* alert("JSON Data: " + json.users[3].name);
* })
*
* @example $.getJSON("test.js",
* { name: "John", time: "2pm" },
* function(json){
* alert("JSON Data: " + json.users[3].name);
* }
* )
*
* @name $.getJSON
* @type jQuery
* @param String url The URL of the page to load.
* @param Hash params A set of key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
* @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
* @cat AJAX
*/
getJSON: function( url, data, callback ) {
jQuery.get(url, data, callback, "json");
},
/**
* Load a remote page using an HTTP POST request. All of the arguments to
* the method (except URL) are optional.
*
* @example $.post("test.cgi")
*
* @example $.post("test.cgi", { name: "John", time: "2pm" } )
*
* @example $.post("test.cgi", function(data){
* alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
* })
*
* @example $.post("test.cgi",
* { name: "John", time: "2pm" },
* function(data){
* alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
* }
* )
*
* @name $.post
* @type jQuery
* @param String url The URL of the page to load.
* @param Hash params A set of key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
* @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
* @cat AJAX
*/
post: function( url, data, callback, type ) {
// Build and start the HTTP Request
@ -250,6 +351,19 @@ jQuery.extend({
// timeout (ms)
timeout: 0,
/**
* Set the timeout of all AJAX requests to a specific amount of time.
* This will make all future AJAX requests timeout after a specified amount
* of time (the default is no timeout).
*
* @example $.ajaxTimeout( 5000 );
* @desc Make all AJAX requests timeout after 5 seconds.
*
* @name $.ajaxTimeout
* @type jQuery
* @param Number time How long before an AJAX request times out.
* @cat AJAX
*/
ajaxTimeout: function(timeout) {
jQuery.timeout = timeout;
},
@ -258,7 +372,54 @@ jQuery.extend({
lastModified: {},
/**
* A common wrapper for making XMLHttpRequests
* Load a remote page using an HTTP request. This function is the primary
* means of making AJAX requests using jQuery. $.ajax() takes one property,
* an object of key/value pairs, that're are used to initalize the request.
*
* These are all the key/values that can be passed in to 'prop':
*
* (String) type - The type of request to make (e.g. "POST" or "GET").
*
* (String) url - The URL of the page to request.
*
* (String) data - A string of data to be sent to the server (POST only).
*
* (String) dataType - The type of data that you're expecting back from
* the server (e.g. "xml", "html", "script", or "json").
*
* (Function) error - A function to be called if the request fails. The
* function gets passed two arguments: The XMLHttpRequest object and a
* string describing the type of error that occurred.
*
* (Function) success - A function to be called if the request succeeds. The
* function gets passed one argument: The data returned from the server,
* formatted according to the 'dataType' parameter.
*
* (Function) complete - A function to be called when the request finishes. The
* function gets passed two arguments: The XMLHttpRequest object and a
* string describing the type the success of the request.
*
* @example $.ajax({
* type: "GET",
* url: "test.js",
* dataType: "script"
* })
* @desc Load and execute a JavaScript file.
*
* @example $.ajax({
* type: "POST",
* url: "some.php",
* data: "name=John&location=Boston",
* success: function(msg){
* alert( "Data Saved: " + msg );
* }
* });
* @desc Save some data to the server and notify the user once its complete.
*
* @name $.ajax
* @type jQuery
* @param Hash prop A set of properties to initialize the request with.
* @cat AJAX
*/
ajax: function( type, url, data, ret, ifModified ) {
// If only a single argument was passed in,
@ -267,6 +428,7 @@ jQuery.extend({
ret = type.complete;
var success = type.success;
var error = type.error;
var dataType = type.dataType;
data = type.data;
url = type.url;
type = type.type;
@ -316,7 +478,8 @@ jQuery.extend({
if ( ifModified && modRes ) jQuery.lastModified[url] = modRes;
// If a local callback was specified, fire it
if ( success ) success( xml, status );
if ( success )
success( jQuery.httpData( xml, dataType ), status );
// Fire the global callback
jQuery.event.trigger( "ajaxSuccess" );
@ -394,9 +557,12 @@ jQuery.extend({
return false;
},
// Get the data out of an XMLHttpRequest.
// Return parsed XML if content-type header is "xml" and type is "xml" or omitted,
// otherwise return plain text.
/* Get the data out of an XMLHttpRequest.
* Return parsed XML if content-type header is "xml" and type is "xml" or omitted,
* otherwise return plain text.
* (String) data - The type of data that you're expecting back,
* (e.g. "xml", "html", "script")
*/
httpData: function(r,type) {
var ct = r.getResponseHeader("content-type");
var data = !type && ct && ct.indexOf("xml") >= 0;
@ -418,7 +584,7 @@ jQuery.extend({
// If an array was passed in, assume that it is an array
// of form elements
if ( a.constructor == Array ) {
if ( a.constructor == Array || a.jquery ) {
// Serialize the form elements
for ( var i = 0; i < a.length; i++ )
s.push( a[i].name + "=" + encodeURIComponent( a[i].value ) );