The Whiteboard

I wanted to check my JavaScript with JSLint. I am also using jQuery and JSLint seems to be very unhappy about jQuery. So, if I have this code: $(document).ready{ $("a").click(function() { // foo }); }); I am getting a few JSLint messages: Error: Problem at line 1 char...

GiamPy

everything*

the first time

After the ajax call, everything breaks, @psr.

Otherwise, the first time, it does work.

psr

@GiamPy - Everything breaks? Your cpu catches fire?

GiamPy

It does!

No, just joking - every event breaks.

Every jQuery event breaks, that is.

Chris Okyen

@MattD I purchased the kindle version of On Liberty

Matt D

what happens when you onclick on something you've supposed to have rebound

do you get an error?

GiamPy

12:36 AM

nope

Matt D

where does the debug trace go?

GiamPy

nothing happens

literally nothing happens

Chris Okyen

Thanks

psr

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Q: Events not registering after replaceWith

When I replaceWith an element to bring one out of the DOM, then replaceWith it back in, events registered to it do not fire. I need to events to remain intact. Here's my Javascript: var replacement = $(document.createElement('span')); var original = $(this).replaceWith(replacement); replaceme...

jquery events dom

GiamPy

I'm gonna give it a try, thanks @psr.

user20683

12:48 AM

@RobertHarvey

user20683

realworldocaml.org

GiamPy

1:05 AM

@psr: I have an idea. If, instead of replacing the div with another div, I just replace the content of the loaded div into the new div there shouldn't be any issue, correct?

psr

@GiamPy Probably. You could use I think .html instead of .replaceWith() - if I actually remember right.

GiamPy

Ok, it works, however there is a problem.

$.get(file, function(data) {
var content = $(".content.row", data);
$(".content.row").html(content);
});

data will contain also the <div> tags inside.

That means it'll be like:

@psr: You understand?

psr

@GiamPy got to run, sorry.

GiamPy

it's okay

YES!

I've made it.

For god sake.

$(".content.row").html(content.contents()); had to use contents().

Finally.. after three hours or something.

GiamPy

1:54 AM

What can be considered a "Web Application" ?

user20683

@GiamPy By large it's a marketing buzzword. It typically refers to applications that function as "Single Page Apps". So something like Twitter or Trello. The idea being that it's analogous to a desktop app but running with the browser as its platform.

GiamPy

I see.

Robert Harvey

Web application

In computing, a web-based application is any application that uses a web browser as a client. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported programming language (such as JavaScript, combined with a browser-rendered markup language like HTML) and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable. Web applications are popular due to the ubiquity of web browsers, and the convenience of using a web browser as a client, sometimes called a thin client. The ability to update and maintain web applications without distributing a...

GiamPy

Anyway @FrostEngineer I have fixed the problem as you can see in the chat history by modifying the content of the div instead of replacing the div entirely.

That way the DOM element remains the same and elements don't break.

user20683

DOM: The only API worse than Star Wars the Phantom Menace and Star Trek V combined.

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Robert Harvey

2:01 AM

user20683

granted there might be an API for MUMPS or COBOL that's worse but I doubt it.

user20683

@JimmyHoffa realworldocaml.org I'd tell you to scroll up but you use lazy evaluation

Jim G.

-1 for PHP is html files containing a bit of code. — Yannis Rizos Nov 2 '11 at 1:54

^^^ ROTFLMAO!!!

user41796

11:53 AM

Please consider for reopening:

user41796

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Q: How to represent compound elements within in database

I need to design a database table that holds the data of programmers work hours. The problem is that I have a compound type - two pieces of data belong to a category. Specifically, the work hours are classified into categories: design, program, test, troubleshoot, etc.. and each category is divi...

database database-design

michas

2:14 PM

Hi, Where do I find the intended scope of programmers.se? How does it differ from stackoverflow?

user41796

2:24 PM

@michas start with the about page and then go look at the help center and then the on-topic page but also look at off-topic

user41796

@michas Looking at your profile, I don't see that any questions asked on Programmers yet. If the on-topic & off-topic pages aren't clear enough, you can always ask in chat.

user41796

snark alert:

user41796

Have a read of this SE blog: blog.stackoverflow.com/2011/08/gorilla-vs-shark Spoiler alert: my bet is the lion will win. — GlenH7 4 mins ago

michas

@GlenH7 Thanks. The on-topic page is exactly the one I was looking for.

I wish there would be a more obvious way to get there.

user41796

2:39 PM

@michas AFAIK, each SE site is supposed to have an on-topic page as part of their help center. But I'll admit I don't frequent all that many SE sites...

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