Re: using javascript within $ajax->remoteFunction

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Dave <davidcroda@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a textbox that, onblur, needs to use ajax to call an action
> with its value as a parameter.
>
> now ideally this would be accomplished with
>
> onblue="<?php echo $ajax->remoteFunction(array('url'=>array
> ('controller'=>'ratings','action'=>'rateItem',VALUE_GOES_HERE))); ?>"
>
> I've tried replacing VALUE_GOES_HERE with 'this.value', this.value,
> $javascript->codeBlock('this.value') and none of them work properly.
>
> It seems like there would be a way to do this with cake.  I've
> currently solved the problem with a work around by taking the
> javascript code generated by cake and copying and pasting it in place
> of the $ajax->remoteFunction code.  This way I can use this.value.
>
> The result looks like this:
>
> onblur = "new Ajax.Request('/charity/ratings/rateItem/' + this.value,
> {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true})"
>
> This works... but I don't like breaking cake convention and it seems
> as though there should be a "correct" way of doing this.
>
> Does anybody know if there is?
>
> Thanks in advance!

With the corresponding view to the remote function
call set a variable in a hidden field. And then, in the
"oncomplete" attribute, use something like
Form.Element.setValue('YourField', $F('HiddenField'));

Best regards.

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MARCELO DE F. ANDRADE
Belem, PA, Amazonia, Brazil
Linux User #221105

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