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change html span inner text

I want to change a value of a span I am tried to do it like that:
$('#tList span.k-input').textContent = "(" + list.length + ") " + $('#tList span.k-input').html();
or
$('#tList span.k-input').html() = "(" + list.length + ") " + $('#tList span.k-input').html();
if I hove over $('#tList span.k-input').html() it shows me the right value but nothing happens in the html.

This should work
var html = "(" + list.length + ") " + $('#tList span.k-input').html();
$('#tList span.k-input').html(html)
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.html() is used to get contents of an element. To set inner content you can use the same function and pass the value as a parameter.
You can visit below url for reference
http://api.jquery.com/html/#html2

Getting Undefined when trying to get Value from Input box built thru jQuery

HTML:
<input value='Rename' type='button' onclick='RenameGlobalPhase({$row['id']});'
<span id='renameGlobalPhase{$row['id']}'>" . $row['phase'] . "</span>
Here is my JS code:
function RenameGlobalPhase(id)// {{{
{
var phase = $('#renameGlobalPhase' + id).html();
$('#renameGlobalPhase' + id).replaceWith("<input id='#renameGlobalPhase" + id + "' type='text' onblur='SaveNewPhaseName(" + id + ");' value='" + phase + "' />");
$('#renameGlobalPhase' + id).focus();
} // }}}
function SaveNewPhaseName(id)// {{{
{
var newPhase = $('#renameGlobalPhase' + id).val();
alert(newPhase);
$('#renameGlobalPhase' + id).replaceWith('<span>' + newPhase + '</span>');
} // }}}
So when user clicks the input button above, I turn a span next to it into an input field so user can rename the value. And in onblur (newly created from jQuery for that new input field), I want to save the new value and return back to span.
The alert shows an undefined value. Can anyone see what is wrong?

Remove the # from the id
Change
.replaceWith("<input id='#renameGlobalPhase" + id + "'
to
.replaceWith("<input id='renameGlobalPhase" + id + "'
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attempting to split string dynamically keep getting error?

I'm attempting to split a string I'm passing into
$("#groupUL").append("<li>" + "<h2>About Item:</h2> " + response.data[i].message + "<br /> " + "<h2>Posted By:</h2> <a href='#' onclick='splitName('" + response.data[i].from.name + "');'>" + response.data[i].from.name + "</a>" + "<br />");
Seems to be passing me the error
SyntaxError: syntax error
splitName(
Not sure how that's wrong...Here is the splitname function if that helps
function splitName(txt){
var myString = txt;
var mySplitResult = myString.split(" ");
console.log("The first element is " + mySplitResult[0]);
console.log("<br /> The second element is " + mySplitResult[1]);
console.log("<br /> The third element is " + mySplitResult[2]);
};

It's too hard to get it right when you put quotes in quotes in quotes and you try to escape it right. You got it wrong.
A solution is to make it in small parts :
var action = "splitName('" + response.data[i].from.name + "');";
$("#groupUL").append("<li>" + "<h2>About ... onclick=\""+action+"\">...");
But the best solution would be to follow best practice, that is not inline the javascript but use jQuery's binding function :
$("#groupUL").append("... <a id=myid ...");
$("#myid").click(function(){ splitName(response.data[i].from.name) });

I think the only problem with your code is with your readability issue. So I would suggest please improve it. Lets have a look at it. My code example # JSbin.
Here is the code :- (which i think is better)
var response = {
data : {
message: 'Cleaning code',
from: {
name: 'Clean Code works'
}
}
};
var li = $('<li>'); //Create empty li (Not Appending to DOM now due to performance issues)
$('<h2>').html('About Item:' + response.data.message + '<br />').appendTo(li);
$('<h2>').html('Posted By:').appendTo(li);
$('<a>').attr('href', '#')
.html(response.data.from.name)
.appendTo(li)
.click(function() {
splitName(response.data.from.name);
});
$('<br>').appendTo(li);
// Append li to ul (Final operation to DOM)
li.appendTo('#groupUL');
function splitName(txt){
var myString = txt;
var mySplitResult = myString.split(" ");
console.log("The first element is " + mySplitResult[0]);
console.log("The second element is " + mySplitResult[1]);
console.log("The third element is " + mySplitResult[2]);
}

.val() not getting updated value from input

I have two input fields, and I'm trying to get their values using jquery by clicking a button. It seems like a very simple operation, but for the life of me I can't get it to work. Here is the code snippet:
Name: <input type="text" id="name" value="test1"><br>
Message: <input type="text" id="line" value="test2"><br>
<button id="submitButton">Submit</button>
<script>
name1 = $("#name").val();
line1 = $("#line").val();
$("#submitButton").click(function(){
alert("Name: " + name1 + "\nMessage: " + line1);
});
</script>
If I don't specify the value, the alert returns with undefined for both variables. If I change the values of the input and click the button, it still says test1 and test2. There has to be something simple that I'm missing here, anyone know what it is?

In your code, you fetch the values when the script is initialized, and then reference the value they had at that point in your click function rather than fetching the current value.
Try:
$("#submitButton").click(function(){
name1 = $("#name").val();
line1 = $("#line").val();
alert("Name: " + name1 + "\nMessage: " + line1);
});

name1 = $("#name").val()
creates a new string variable name1 that has the value of $("#name").val() as it is at the moment. .val() does not get called each time you try to access name1. The simplest thing to do would just be to use $("#name").val() instead.
http://jsfiddle.net/wTvku/

As mentioned in other answers, the problem is that you are precomuting the variables and expecting them to magically change. However I would strongly suggest using Vanilla JS
document.getElementById('submitButton').onclick = function() {
var name1 = document.getElementById('name').value,
line1 = document.getElementById('line').value;
alert("Name: " + name1 + "\nMessage: " + line1);
};

you should wrap your code within document.ready() event...
$(document).ready(function() {
name1 = $("#name").val();
line1 = $("#line").val();
$("#submitButton").click(function(){
alert("Name: " + name1 + "\nMessage: " + line1);
});
// Handler for .ready() called.
});

You've set variable values outside of the click function. To the value is set on page load, not whenever you run the function. Try this:
Name: <input type="text" id="name" value="test1"><br>
Message:
Submit
$("#submitButton").click(function(){
name1 = $("#name").val();
line1 = $("#line").val();
alert("Name: " + name1 + "\nMessage: " + line1);
});

Workflow using Google Apps Script - I need to email the user in my first step

I'm creating a workflow process that will email a body of a form to users in that workflow. I can iterate through the users and send an email but I do not now how to pass the "e" parameters for the body of the email. I actually already have a function that will send the body , but I need to include this in my step process (I think).
Hear is my code that will send email
function sendEmail_(e) {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.openById("0AuCblud0Ss7sdfA1bXZjYXA0Y0IhthkhUQm5vWG02MVE").getActiveSheet();
var row = sheet.getLastRow()+1;
sheet.getRange(row,3).setValue(row);
var range = sheet.getRange(sheet.getLastRow(),1,1,23);
range.setValues([[e.parameter.LastName,e.parameter.FirstName,row /*e.parameter.DivisionName*/,e.parameter.EffectiveDate,e.parameter.Status,
e.parameter.Network,e.parameter.EmployeeNewPosition,e.parameter.DivisionFolder,e.parameter.SpecificIndividual,
e.parameter.Email,e.parameter.username,e.parameter.who,e.parameter.Banner,e.parameter.RMS ,e.parameter.HAPPY,e.parameter.Sweeps,
e.parameter.Comcate,e.parameter.Netviewer,e.parameter.NetDispatcher,e.parameter.IMARS,"pending", e.parameter.DivHeadEmail, e.parameter.Director]]);
var body = '<form action= <form action = " https://sites.google.com/a/macros/wichitafallstx.gov/s/AKfycbxAOGO6q9ofauf34xlDA9sLG8sUXeZsuvQkDKATOQ/exec" method ="post">' +
"<b>Last Name:</b>" + e.parameter.LastName + '<br><br>' +
"<b>First Name:</b>" + e.parameter.FirstName + '<br><br>' +
"<b>Division Name:</b>" + e.parameter.DivisionName + '<br><br>' +
"<b>Effective Date:</b>" + e.parameter.EffectiveDate + '<br><br>' +
"<b>Employee Status:</b>" + e.parameter.Status + '<br><br>' +
"<b>Network:</b>" + e.parameter.Network + '<br><br>' +
"<b>Employee New Position:</b>" + e.parameter.EmployeeNewPosition + '<br><br>' +
"<b>Division Folder:</b>" + e.parameter.DivisionFolder + '<br><br>' +
"<b>Specific Individual:</b>" + e.parameter.SpecificIndividual + '<br><br>' +
"<b>Email:</b>" + e.parameter.Email + '<br><br>' +
"<b>Username:</b>" + e.parameter.username + '<br><br>' +
"<b>who:</b>" + e.parameter.who + '<br><br>' +
"<b>Banner:</b>" + e.parameter.Banner + '<br><br>' +
"<b>RMS:</b>" + e.parameter.RMS + '<br><br>' +
"<b>HAPPY:</b>" + e.parameter.HAPPY + '<br><br>' +
"<b>Sweeps:</b>" + e.parameter.Sweeps + '<br><br>' +
"<b>Comcate:</b>" + e.parameter.Comcate + '<br><br>' +
"<b>Netviewer:</b>" + e.parameter.Netviewer + '<br><br>' +
"<b>NetDispatcher:</b>" + e.parameter.NetDispatcher + '<br><br>' +
"<b>IMARS:</b>" + e.parameter.IMARS +
'<br />' +
'<br />' +
'<input type="hidden" name="row" value=" ' + row +' "/>' +
'<input type="submit" value="Approve" onclick="approve()" />' +
'</form>'
;
// var owners = e.parameter.DivHeadEmail;
// var mail = MailApp.sendEmail(owners, "test",'' , {htmlBody:body});
}
I need to email the html body from the code above with the step in the work flow in this "createStep" function. I dont know how to reference the variable "body" from the code above to this function or even if I could include the html body in this function. How would I do this?
function createStep(approvers) {
var step = new Object();//javascript object
step['numberOfApprovers'] = approvers.length; //set number of approvers passed in array
step['approvers'] = approvers.slice(0); //slice copies array
step['status'] = 'pending'; //set statust to pedning
for (var i in approvers)
step[approvers[i]] = 'pending'; //iterate field that indicates specific status
for (var m in approvers)
step[approvers[m]] = MailApp.sendEmail(approvers, "test", "test",{htmlBody:body});
return step
}

If you want to include the body variable in both functions, declare the variable outside the functions:
var body;
function sendEmail_(e) {
...
body = ...
}
function createStep(approvers) {
...
sendEmail(..., {htmlBody:body}
..
}
However, I don't think you can send POST parameters to a script, GET should work. But I haven't tried it myself.

On second thought, and trying to understand the process, why not create a web app that just displays the info on the screen, with an Approve button under it, and send a link to that app to each approver?
Advantage is that you can give access to the script to logged in users only, and check that the right person is approving--makes it more safe.
Note that you can use the ObjDB library to easily retrieve a row from a spreadsheet:
http://www.harryonline.net/scripts/objdb-storing-data-with-google-apps-script/482

I would create a spreadsheet with two worksheets. The first contains the data, the second contains the list of approvers. One column in the first sheet indicates the last approver.
So your script checks the rows in the data worksheet, and sends an email containing the data of a row that has not been approved yet. It includes a link to approve. The receiver checks the data, and clicks on the link to approve.
This brings him to a script, where he has to log in. The script checks the user with the expected approver, and if OK, increases the value in the approver column in the data sheet. While there are more approvers, continue the loop.