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ajax call won't execute synchronously

I have built a weather website that calls the flickr API 1st, then calls the yahoo API for the weather. The problem is that the data from the ajax call - from the yahoo API is not here in time for the page to load its content.
Some of the things I have used to try and slow the ajax call down:
setTimeout
wrapping the entire function that $.ajax(success: ) calls into another function, wrapping it in setTimeout
taking the callback function out of $.ajax(success: ), and putting into the $.ajax(complete: ) param
taking the data object that $.ajax(success: ) passes in, and copying that to another var, then going outside of ajax call and putting the function that handles the data inside of $.ajaxComplete(), passing new object var
There are more ways that I have tried to go about this, but I have been at it for 3 days and cannot find a solution. Can someone please help me here
Here is a link to the project
My Weather App On codeine.io
function RunCALL(url)
{
var comeBack = $.ajax({
url: url,
async: false,
dataType:"jsonp",
crossDomain: true,
method: 'POST',
statusCode: {
404: function() {console.log("-4-4-4-4 WE GOT 404!");},
200: function() {console.log("-2-2-2-2 WE GOT 200!");}},
success: function(data){
weatherAndFlickrReport(data);},
error: function(e) {console.log(e);}
});
}

Are you using jQuery? If so, you have to chain your callbacks. Which, at a high level, would looks something like:
//You might want to use .get or .getJSON, it's up to what response you're expecting...
$.getJSON('https://example.com/api/flickr', function(response) {
//This your callback. The URL would end up being https://example.com/api/yahoo/?criteria=lalalalala
$.getJSON('https://example.com/api/yahoo/', { criteria: response.propertyYouWant}, function(yahooResponse) {
//Do something with your response here.
});
});
Edit: I have updated your snippet with a working solution (based on the above AJAX requests) which now shows both your JSON objects ready for consuming. Looky here.

JQuery ajaxSubmit response always in lowercase

I am making an ajaxSubmit call to a web service, that will return XML.
When I make a call to the same service using XMLHttpRequest.send, the response is correct.
However if I use:
$(form).ajaxSubmit({
error: function _(response) {
$(iframeEl).remove();
config.error.call(scope, Thunderhead.util.JSON.decode(response));
},
success: function _(response) {
console.log(response);
$(iframeEl).remove();
var result = response;
config.success.call(scope, result);
},
iframe: true
});
This returns the correct XML response, but all tags have been transformed to lowercase.
I've checked the call in the Network tab in the developer console, and the case is correct in there, but when it is returned by the ajaxSubmit, it is lowercase.
Does anyone know what is causing this or how to rectify it?

Are you using Malsups jQuery form plugin
This plugin does a lot of toLowerCase transforms, I've not looked too closely but it does seem to lowercase the tag names of something, so this is probably your culprit.
I'd recommend refactoring to using a simple jQuery.ajax() call instead
$(form).on('submit', function(e) {
var url = $(form).attr('action');
e.preventDefault();
$.ajax( url, {
error: function _(jqXHResponse) {
// your code
},
success: function _(response) {
console.log(response);
// your code
}
});

This might be happening, because js is assuming xml as an answer. There is no difference for most xml-parsers which case is used in xml tag names.
I suggest trying to change response data type.
For example there is such option in jQuery.ajax method: http://api.jquery.com/jquery.ajax/ (named dataType). I would try using "text" dataType if case is really important.

Some further issues arose from this in the end, so just posting my eventual solution in case anyone else has this problem. I'm fairly new to javascript, so this might have been obvious to most, but it might help someone else out.
The success callback can actually take in 3 parameters, the third of which (arg2) is the actual response from the request, without any changes from the Malsups form plugin.
So in the end, the solution was simply to use this third parameter instead of the response parameter.
$(form).ajaxSubmit({
error: function _(response) {
$(iframeEl).remove();
config.error.call(scope, Thunderhead.util.JSON.decode(response));
},
success: function _(response, arg1, arg2) {
console.log(response);
$(iframeEl).remove();
var result = response;
config.success.call(scope, arg2.responseXML);
},
iframe: true
});

Method ends before $.getJson finishes running

I have the follow code using jQUery's getjson methods
function Share(){
var title = 'Hello';
var description = 'hi description';
var url = "www.facebook.com"
$.getJSON("http://getTitle/1", function(data){
title = data.Name;
});
callShare(title,description,url,imageUrl);
}
function callShare(title,description,url,imageUrl){
window.open(
'http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?s=100&p[title]='+title+'&p[summary]='+description+' &p[url]='+url+'&p[images][0]='+imageUrl+'','facebook-share-dialog',
'width=626,height=436')}
However, it seems that the method finishes running and does the callShare function before the getJson method has finished running. Would require some help here. I understand that there might be duplicate question here and I apologize but I am not able to apply it here.
Thanks

$.getJSON("http://getTitle/1", function(data){
title = data.Name;
callShare(title,description,url,imageUrl);
});
Being an async function $.getJson() doesn't wait for the response and executes the next line.
If you want to do some things after the response has been received from the server put it in the success function. Like I have mentioned in the code.
if you also want to execute code on error or before sending the request. Use $.ajax() instead

Althoug the question has been answered by Parv but here are some explanation
First of all the correct way to call functions in such senarios
$.getJSON("http://getTitle/1", function(data){
title = data.Name;
callShare(title,description,url,imageUrl);
});
Now the question is why?
$.getJSON is an extension of $.ajax method i.e. Asynchronous, so the browsers expect of waiting for the request to complete by $.getJSON they move on to the next line of codes so that the user dont get stuck with lock browser waiting for a request to complete.
Now what is the solution in that case?
Such Asynchronous requests have a or couple of special methods called call backs, so all you need is to call such methods in those call backs that are required to be called after the successful failed or complete of the request, you will find more in the above link

$.getJSON is just a shorthand for $.ajax. As others pointed out, its an async call which will run in a separate thread(kind of) and rest of the code will keep on executing without worrying for the JSON result.
So you can add a success function which will be called when the async call succeeds. You can use $.ajax too.
$.ajax({
dataType: "json",
url: url,
data: data,
success: callShare(title,description,url,imageUrl),
error: alert('error');
});
I use $.ajax because it gives more clarity over the things that are happening.

document.ready() just running one function instead of two

I'm trying to run two js functions(i'm using jquery) in the document.ready(), but only runs one. Here is my code:
$(document).ready(function() {
show_properties();
table_events();
});
the functions are written in the same js file, but only show_properties() is loaded when the website loads. I tested in the firebug console to write
table_events()
and the console tells me "undefined", but after that the function gets loaded and the ajax calls and everything inside that function starts to work.
Why is that? How can I fix this behavior?
thanks.
Here are the functions I want to run:
function table_events(){
$.ajaxSetup ({
cache: false
});
var wait = "<img src='../images/loading_red_transparent.gif' alt='loading...' style='display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;'/>";
$('.apartamentos tr').on('click', function() {
alert("hola.")
var id_propiedad = $(this).find(".id_propiedad").html();
var nombre_propiedad = $(this).find(".nombre_propiedad").html();
//$('#property_information').hide('slow');
$("#property_information")
.html(wait)
.load('properties_info.php',{'nombre_propiedad':nombre_propiedad,'id_propiedad':id_propiedad});
//$('#property_information').show('slow');
});
}
function show_properties(){
$.ajaxSetup ({
cache: false
});
var wait = "<img src='../images/loading_red_transparent.gif' alt='loading...' style='display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;'/>";
$('#busca_propiedades').on('click',function(){
var user_id = $('#user_list').val();
/*var data = $.ajax({
url: "properties_list.php",
type: 'POST',
data:{ 'user_id': user_id },
cache: false,
async: false
}).responseText;
});*/
$('#lista_aptos')
.html(wait)
.load('properties_list.php',{'user_id':user_id});
//alert(data);
});
}
EDIT:
after some debugging with console.log , i found out that this code is the one that's not executing when the webpage loads:
$('.apartamentos tr').on('click', function() {
alert("hola.")
var id_propiedad = $(this).find(".id_propiedad").html();
var nombre_propiedad = $(this).find(".nombre_propiedad").html();
//$('#property_information').hide('slow');
$("#property_information")
.html(wait)
.load('properties_info.php',{'nombre_propiedad':nombre_propiedad,'id_propiedad':id_propiedad});
//$('#property_information').show('slow');
});
apparently, this function() is the one that doesn't run when the webpage loads; but when I write again in the console
table_events()
THEN the code inside this function runs when I click in the tr of the table.

Are $('.apartamentos tr') elements loaded with the load call in show_properties?
If yes then the problem is due to the fact that when table_events is executed, tr elements are not yet inserted in the #lista_aptos (cause load uses ajax, that's asynchronous).
To check please add
console.log("trs count: ", $('.apartamentos tr').size());
on top of your table_events function.
To fix you should pass table_events as completetion handler to load call:
$('#lista_aptos')
.html(wait)
.load('properties_list.php',{'user_id':user_id}, table_events);
Old response
You said "...after that the function gets loaded and the ajax calls..."
Keep in mind that ajax calls are asynchronous.
If you define the table_events function inside the ajax response handler, also if you do something to put it in a scope visible from the referencing function, the attempt to call table_events may occur before the table_events definition.
or, as Raghavan says, there's an error thrown from show_properties that prevents the execution of table_events. But better if you try to debug with console.log("text") instead of alert (alert is blocking and it will hide you problems from asynchronous calls)
please, try to make a example on http://jsfiddle.net/

If the console returns "undefined" that means the function exists, but it's returning undefined as a result.
Your function needs fixing, $(document).ready() is probably fine.
Try calling table_events() at the last line in show_properties() and see if that works.

A few things to check:
Does table_events exist in the scope of $(document).ready?
Is show_properties possibly raising an error?
This may be a good case for "alert debugging":
$(document).ready(function() {
show_properties();
// You might also put an alert at the very end of show_properties.
alert('show_properties called; now calling table_events()');
table_events();
alert('table_events called; document.ready done');
});

There is probably an error in the table_events function. Try debugging using simple alert statements.

Using Javascript / JQuery to access an array built from an external XML file

I hope this is not too much of a newbe question but I've been pulling my hair out for a while now so thought I'd give in and ask for my first piece of advice on here.
I'm trying to read an external xml file using javascript / jQuery / ajax and place the retrieved data into an array so that I can then reference it later.
So far I seem to be doing everything right upto the point I put the data into the array but then I'm struggling to to read the data anywhere other than inside the function where I create it. Why am I not able to access the Array from anywhere other than in that function?
Here is my code...
Please help!!
$.ajax({
type: "GET",
url: "data.xml",
dataType: "xml",
success: do_xmlParser
});
function do_xmlParser(xml)
{
var myArray = new Array();
$(xml).find("tag").each(function ()
{
myArray.push($(this).find("innerTag").text());
});
console.log("inside "+myArray); // This outputs the array I am expecting
return myArray; // is this right???
}
console.log("outside: "+myArray); // This does NOT output the array but instead I get "myArray is not defined"

You're defining do_xmlParser as a callback to an asynchronous function (success of the jquery ajax call). Anything you want to happen after the ajax call succeeds has to occur within that callback function, or you have to chain functions from the success callback.
The way you have it now, the actual execution of code will go:
ajax -> file being requested -> console.log ->
file transfer done -> success handler
If you're doing some critical stuff and you want the call be to synchronous, you can supply the
async : false
setting to the ajax call. Then, you should be able to do something like this:
var myArray = [],
do_xmlParser = function (xml)
{
$(xml).find("tag").each(function ()
{
myArray.push($(this).find("innerTag").text());
});
};
$.ajax({
type: "GET",
url: "data.xml",
dataType: "xml",
success: do_xmlParser,
async: false
});
console.log("outside: " + myArray);
The async option doesn't work for cross-domain requests, though.
NOTE
I don't recommend doing this. AJAX calls are supposed to be asynchronous, and I always use the success callback to perform all of the processing on the returned data.
Edit:
Also, if you're into reading... I'd recommend jQuery Pocket Reference and JavaScript: The Definitive Guide (both by David Flanagan).

look close and you will see. You are actually firing up an array that dosen't exist. You have declared myArray inside function. Try do something like this.
console.lod("outside :"+do_xmlParser(xml)); // I think that when you merge a string and an array it will output only string, but I can be wrong.