From ce6af8e8894b14c7b2c41b64a097bc49acc73b19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Resig Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 03:03:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Did a lot of work on the form plugin. Re-worked the function names, documentation, fixed some bugs - generally made things much more explicit and easier to understand. --- form/form.js | 265 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------- 1 file changed, 144 insertions(+), 121 deletions(-) diff --git a/form/form.js b/form/form.js index 80f0ba2..d1a7ba7 100644 --- a/form/form.js +++ b/form/form.js @@ -1,101 +1,193 @@ /** - * Initial frontend function to submit form variables. This function - * is for registering coordinates, in the case of an image being used - * as the submit element, and sets up an event to listen and wait for - * a form submit click. It then calls any following chained functions - * to actually gather the variables and submit them. + * A method for submitting an HTML form using AJAX, as opposed to the + * standard page-load way. * - * Usage examples, when used with getForm().putForm(): + * This method attempts to mimic the functionality of the original form + * as best as possible (duplicating the method, action, and exact contents + * of the form). + * + * There are three different resulting operations that can occur, after + * your form has been submitted. + * + * 1. The form is submitted and a callback is fired, letting you know + * when it's done: + * $("form").ajaxSubmit(function(){ + * alert("all done!"); + * }); + * + * 2. The form is submitted and the resulting HTML contents are injected + * into the page, at your specified location. + * $("form").ajaxSubmit("#destination"); + * + * 3. The form is submitted and the results returned from the server are + * automatically executed (useful for having the server return more + * Javascript commands to execute). + * $("form").ajaxSubmit(); + * + * Additionally, an optional pre-submit callback can be provided. If it, + * when called with the contents of the form, returns false, the form will + * not be submitted. + * + * Finally, both the URL and method of the form submission can be + * overidden using the 'url' and 'mth' arguments. + * + * @param target arg for the target id element to render + * @param post_cb callback after any results are returned + * @param pre_cb callback function before submission + * @param url form action override + * @param mth form method override + * @return "this" object + * @see ajaxForm(), serialize(), load(), $.xml() + * @author Mark Constable (markc@renta.net) + * @author G. vd Hoven, Mike Alsup, Sam Collett, John Resig + */ +$.fn.ajaxSubmit = function(target, post_cb, pre_cb, url, mth) { + if ( !this.vars ) this.serialize(); + + if (pre_cb && pre_cb.constructor == Function) + if (pre_cb(this.vars) === false) return; + + var f = this.get(0); + var url = url || f.action || ''; + var mth = mth || f.method || 'POST'; + + if (target && target.constructor == Function) { + $.xml(mth, url, $.param(this.vars), target); + } else if (target && target.constructor == String) { + $(target).load(url, this.vars, post_cb); + } else { + this.vars.push({name: 'evaljs', value: 1}); + $.xml(mth, url, $.param(this.vars), function(r) { + eval(r.responseText); + }); + } + + return this; +}; + +/** + * This function can be used to turn any HTML form into a form + * that submits using AJAX only. + * + * The purpose of using this method, instead of the ajaxSubmit() + * and submit() methods, is to make absolutely sure that the + * coordinates of elements are transmitted + * correctly OR figuring out exactly which + * element was clicked to submit the form. + * + * If neither of the above points are important to you, then you'll + * probably just want to stick with the simpler ajaxSubmit() function. + * + * Usage examples, similar to ajaxSubmit(): * * 1. Just eval the results returned from the backend. - * $('#form-id').form(); + * $('#form-id').ajaxForm(); * * 2. Render backend results directly to target ID (expects (x)HTML). - * $('#form-id').form('#target-id'); + * $('#form-id').ajaxForm('#target-id'); * * 3. Submit to backend URL (form action) then call this function. - * $('#form-id').form(post_callback); + * $('#form-id').ajaxForm(post_callback); * * 4. Load target ID with backend results then call a function. - * $('#form-id').form('#target-id', null, post_callback); + * $('#form-id').ajaxForm('#target-id', post_callback); * * 5. Call a browser function (for validation) and then (optionally) * load server results to target ID. - * $('#form-id').form('#target-id', pre_callback); + * $('#form-id').ajaxForm('#target-id', null, pre_callback); * * 6. Call validation function first then load server results to * target ID and then also call a browser function. - * $('#form-id').form('#target-id', pre_callback, post_callback); + * $('#form-id').ajaxForm('#target-id', post_callback, pre_callback); * * @param target arg for the target id element to render - * @param pre_cb callback function before submission * @param post_cb callback after any results are returned - * @return "this" object - * @see getForm(), putForm() + * @param pre_cb callback function before submission + * @return the jQuery Object + * @see serialize(), ajaxSubmit() * @author Mark Constable (markc@renta.net) - * @author G. vd Hoven, Mike Alsup, Sam Collett - * @version 20060606 + * @author G. vd Hoven, Mike Alsup, Sam Collett, John Resig */ -$.fn.form = function(target, pre_cb, post_cb) { - $('input[@type="submit"],input[@type="image"]', this).click(function(ev){ - this.form.clicked = this; - if (ev.offsetX != undefined) { - this.form.clicked_x = ev.offsetX; - this.form.clicked_y = ev.offsetY; - } else { - this.form.clicked_x = ev.pageX - this.offsetLeft; - this.form.clicked_y = ev.pageY - this.offsetTop; - } - }); - this.submit(function(e){ +$.fn.ajaxForm = function(target, post_cb, pre_cb) { + return this.each(function(){ + $('input[@type="submit"],input[@type="image"]', this).click(function(ev){ + this.form.clicked = this; + if (ev.offsetX != undefined) { + this.form.clicked_x = ev.offsetX; + this.form.clicked_y = ev.offsetY; + } else { + this.form.clicked_x = ev.pageX - this.offsetLeft; + this.form.clicked_y = ev.pageY - this.offsetTop; + } + }); + }).submit(function(e){ e.preventDefault(); - $(this).getForm().putForm(target, pre_cb, post_cb); - return this; + $(this).ajaxSubmit(target, post_cb, pre_cb); + return false; }); }; /** + * A simple wrapper function that sits around the .serialize() + * method, allowing you to easily extract the data stored within + * a form. + * + * Usage examples: + * + * 1. Serialize the contents of a form to a & and = delmited string: + * $.param( $("form").formdata() ); + * + * @return An array of name/value pairs representing the form + * @see serialize() + # @author John Resig + */ +$.fn.formdata = function(){ + this.serialize(); + return this.vars; +}; + +/** * This function gathers form element variables into an array that * is embedded into the current "this" variable as "this.vars". It - * is normally used in conjunction with form() and putForm() but can - * be used standalone as long as an image is not used for submission. + * is normally used in conjunction with formdata() or ajaxSubmit() but can + * be used standalone as long as you don't need the x and y coordinates + * associated with an element.. * * Standalone usage examples: * * 1. Gather form vars and return array to LHS variable. - * var myform = $('#form-id').getForm(); + * var myform = $('#form-id').serialize(); * * 2. Provide a serialized URL-ready string (after 1. above). * var mystring = $.param(myform.vars); * * 3. Gather form vars and send to RHS plugin via "this.vars". - * $('#form-id').getForm().some_other_plugin(); + * $('#form-id').serialize().some_other_plugin(); * - * @return "this" object - * @see form(), putForm() + * @return the jQuery Object + * @see ajaxForm(), ajaxSubmit() * @author Mark Constable (markc@renta.net) - * @author G. vd Hoven, Mike Alsup, Sam Collett - * @version 20060606 + * @author G. vd Hoven, Mike Alsup, Sam Collett, John Resig */ -$.fn.getForm = function() { +$.fn.serialize = function() { var a = []; var ok = {INPUT:true, TEXTAREA:true, OPTION:true}; $('*', this).each(function() { - if (this.disabled || this.type == 'reset' || (this.type == 'checkbox' && !this.checked) || (this.type == 'radio' && !this.checked)) - return; + if (this.disabled || this.type == 'reset' || + (this.type == 'checkbox' && !this.checked) || + (this.type == 'radio' && !this.checked)) return; if (this.type == 'submit' || this.type == 'image') { - if (this.form.clicked != this) - return; + if (this.form.clicked != this) return; if (this.type == 'image') { if (this.form.clicked_x) { - a.push({name: this.name+'_x', value: this.form.clicked_x}); - a.push({name: this.name+'_y', value: this.form.clicked_y}); - return; - } + a.push({name: this.name+'_x', value: this.form.clicked_x}); + a.push({name: this.name+'_y', value: this.form.clicked_y}); + return; } + } } if (!ok[this.nodeName.toUpperCase()]) @@ -103,87 +195,18 @@ $.fn.getForm = function() { var par = this.parentNode; var p = par.nodeName.toUpperCase(); - if ((p == 'SELECT' || p == 'OPTGROUP') && !this.selected) - return; + if ((p == 'SELECT' || p == 'OPTGROUP') && !this.selected) return; var n = this.name || par.name; if (!n && p == 'OPTGROUP' && (par = par.parentNode)) n = par.name; - if (n == undefined) - return; + if (n == undefined) return; a.push({name: n, value: this.value}); }); - + this.vars = a; return this; -} - -/** - * Final form submission plugin usually used in conjunction with - * form() and getForm(). If a second argument is a valid function - * then it will be called before the form vars are sent to the - * backend. If this pre-submit function returns exactly "false" - * then it will abort further processing otherwise the process - * will continue according to the first and third arguments. - * - * If the first argument is a function, and it exists, then the form - * values will be submitted and that callback function called. If - * the first argument is a string value then the "load()" plugin - * will be called which will populate the innerHTML of the indicated - * element and a callback will be called if there is third argument. - * If there are no arguments then the form values are submitted with - * an additional variable (evaljs=1) which indicates to the backend - * to to prepare the returned results for evaluation, ie; the result - * needs to be valid javascript all on a single line. - * - * Usage example: - * - * $.fn.myvars = function() { - * this.vars = []; - * for (var i in this) { - * if (this[i] instanceof Function || this[i] == null) continue; - * this.vars.push({name: i, value: this[i].length}); - * } - * return this; - * } - * - * precb = function(vars) { - * return confirm('Submit these values?\n\n'+$.param(vars)); - * } - * - * $('*').myvars().putForm('#mytarget',precb,null,'myhandler.php'); - * - * @param target arg for the target id element to render - * @param pre_cb callback function before submission - * @param post_cb callback after any results are returned - * @param url form action override - * @param mth form method override - * @return "this" object - * @see form(), getForm(), load(), xml() - * @author Mark Constable (markc@renta.net) - * @author G. vd Hoven, Mike Alsup, Sam Collett - * @version 20060606 - */ -$.fn.putForm = function(target, pre_cb, post_cb, url, mth) { - if (pre_cb && pre_cb.constructor == Function) - if (pre_cb(this.vars) === false) - return; - - var f = this.get(0); - var url = url || f.action || ''; - var mth = mth || f.method || 'POST'; - - if (target && target.constructor == Function) { - $.xml(mth, url, $.param(this.vars), target); - } else if (target && target.constructor == String) { - $(target).load(url, this.vars, post_cb); - } else { - this.vars.push({name: 'evaljs', value: 1}); - $.xml(mth, url, $.param(this.vars), function(r) { eval(r.responseText); }); - } - - return this; -} +}; -- 1.7.10.4