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jQuery to emulate iPhone password input changes textbox to disabled in a Visual Studio web application

I am working on a web application in Visual Studio using visual basic and master pages. I have 10 textbox fields on a child page where I would like to emulate the iPhone password entry (ie. show the character entered for a short period of time then change that character to a bullet). This is the definition of one of the text box controls:
<asp:TextBox ID="txtMID01" runat="server" Width="200" MaxLength="9"></asp:TextBox>
At the bottom of the page where the above control is defined, I have the following:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="lib/jQuery.dPassword.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function () {
var textbox01 = $("[id$=txtMID01]");
alert(textbox01.attr("id"));
$("[id$=txtMID01]").dPassword()
});
</script>
When the page loads, the alert displays MainContent_txtMID01 which is the ID of the control preceeded with the name of the content place holder.
The following is the contents of lib/jQuery.dPassword.js (which I found on the internet):
(function ($) {
$.fn.dPassword = function (options) {
var defaults = {
interval: 200,
duration: 3000,
replacement: '%u25CF',
// prefix: 'password_',
prefix: 'MainContent_',
debug: false
}
var opts = $.extend(defaults, options);
var checker = new Array();
var timer = new Array();
$(this).each(function () {
if (opts.debug) console.log('init [' + $(this).attr('id') + ']');
// get original password tag values
var name = $(this).attr('name');
var id = $(this).attr('id');
var cssclass = $(this).attr('class');
var style = $(this).attr('style');
var size = $(this).attr('size');
var maxlength = $(this).attr('maxlength');
var disabled = $(this).attr('disabled');
var tabindex = $(this).attr('tabindex');
var accesskey = $(this).attr('accesskey');
var value = $(this).attr('value');
// set timers
checker.push(id);
timer.push(id);
// hide field
$(this).hide();
// add debug span
if (opts.debug) {
$(this).after('<span id="debug_' + opts.prefix + name + '" style="color: #f00;"></span>');
}
// add new text field
$(this).after(' <input name="' + (opts.prefix + name) + '" ' +
'id="' + (opts.prefix + id) + '" ' +
'type="text" ' +
'value="' + value + '" ' +
(cssclass != '' ? 'class="' + cssclass + '"' : '') +
(style != '' ? 'style="' + style + '"' : '') +
(size != '' ? 'size="' + size + '"' : '') +
(maxlength != -1 ? 'maxlength="' + maxlength + '"' : '') +
// (disabled != '' ? 'disabled="' + disabled + '"' : '') +
(tabindex != '' ? 'tabindex="' + tabindex + '"' : '') +
(accesskey != undefined ? 'accesskey="' + accesskey + '"' : '') +
'autocomplete="off" />');
// change label
$('label[for=' + id + ']').attr('for', opts.prefix + id);
// disable tabindex
$(this).attr('tabindex', '');
// disable accesskey
$(this).attr('accesskey', '');
// bind event
$('#' + opts.prefix + id).bind('focus', function (event) {
if (opts.debug) console.log('event: focus [' + getId($(this).attr('id')) + ']');
clearTimeout(checker[getId($(this).attr('id'))]);
checker[getId($(this).attr('id'))] = setTimeout("check('" + getId($(this).attr('id')) + "', '')", opts.interval);
});
$('#' + opts.prefix + id).bind('blur', function (event) {
if (opts.debug) console.log('event: blur [' + getId($(this).attr('id')) + ']');
clearTimeout(checker[getId($(this).attr('id'))]);
});
setTimeout("check('" + id + "', '', true);", opts.interval);
});
getId = function (id) {
var pattern = opts.prefix + '(.*)';
var regex = new RegExp(pattern);
regex.exec(id);
id = RegExp.$1;
return id;
}
setPassword = function (id, str) {
if (opts.debug) console.log('setPassword: [' + id + ']');
var tmp = '';
for (i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
if (str.charAt(i) == unescape(opts.replacement)) {
tmp = tmp + $('#' + id).val().charAt(i);
}
else {
tmp = tmp + str.charAt(i);
}
}
$('#' + id).val(tmp);
}
check = function (id, oldValue, initialCall) {
if (opts.debug) console.log('check: [' + id + ']');
var bullets = $('#' + opts.prefix + id).val();
if (oldValue != bullets) {
setPassword(id, bullets);
if (bullets.length > 1) {
var tmp = '';
for (i = 0; i < bullets.length - 1; i++) {
tmp = tmp + unescape(opts.replacement);
}
tmp = tmp + bullets.charAt(bullets.length - 1);
$('#' + opts.prefix + id).val(tmp);
}
else {
}
clearTimeout(timer[id]);
timer[id] = setTimeout("convertLastChar('" + id + "')", opts.duration);
}
if (opts.debug) {
$('#debug_' + opts.prefix + id).text($('#' + id).val());
}
if (!initialCall) {
checker[id] = setTimeout("check('" + id + "', '" + $('#' + opts.prefix + id).val() + "', false)", opts.interval);
}
}
convertLastChar = function (id) {
if ($('#' + opts.prefix + id).val() != '') {
var tmp = '';
for (i = 0; i < $('#' + opts.prefix + id).val().length; i++) {
tmp = tmp + unescape(opts.replacement);
}
$('#' + opts.prefix + id).val(tmp);
}
}
};
})(jQuery);
When I execute my code, the code behind populates the value of the textbox with "123456789" and when the page gets rendered, all the characters have been changed to bullets, which is correct. The problem I am having is that the textbox has been disabled so I can not edit the data in the textbox.
I removed (by commenting out) the references to the disabled attribute but the control still gets rendered as disabled.
As a side note, the code that I found on the internet was originally designed to work with a textbox with a type of password but when I set the TextMode to password, not only does the control get rendered as disabled, but the field gets rendered with no value so I left the TextMode as SingleLine.
Any suggestions or assistance is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

As far as I know, it is not possible to have it so that while you type a password, the last letter is visible for a second and then turns into a bullet or star.
However what you can do is as the user types in password, with a delay of lets say 500ms store the string the user has typed in so far into some variable and replace the content of the password field or the text field with stars or black bullets. This will give you what you are looking for.

Autocompleting textbox from jquery combobox

I have been following an online tutorial to autocomplete textboxes with database values after the user enters a code greater than 7 characters. I have completed most of what I am trying to achieve however I cannot seem to select a value from the combobox to autocomplete the textbox.
I dont have much javascript experience but I am hoping the problem is something small in what I already have, can someone please recommend the change I need to make to select the value from the combobox.
public ActionResult MultiColumnComboBox(string SearchFor, string ControlId)
{
ViewBag.ProcId = SearchFor.Trim();
ViewBag.ControlBlockId = "block" + ControlId.Trim();
ViewBag.ControlId = ControlId.Trim();
ViewBag.ControlTxtId = "txt" + ControlId.Trim();
return View();
}
public JsonResult LoadComboData(string strSearch, string SearchFor)
{
efacsdbEntities db = new efacsdbEntities();
strSearch = strSearch.Trim();
if (SearchFor.Trim() == "employee" && strSearch.Length>7)
{
var res = (from E in db.allpartmasters
where E.partnum.ToLower().Contains(strSearch.ToLower()) || E.partdesc.ToLower().Contains(strSearch.ToLower())
select new
{
E.partnum,
E.partdesc
}).ToList();
return Json(res, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}
return Json(null, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}
<input type="hidden" id="#ViewBag.ProcId" name="#ViewBag.ProcId" value="" />
<input type="hidden" id="#ViewBag.ControlId" name="#ViewBag.ControlId" value="" />
<input type="text" name="#ViewBag.ControlTxtId" id="#ViewBag.ControlTxtId" autocomplete="on" />
<div class="#ViewBag.ControlTxtId renderpart">
<div class="DataBlock">
<div id="#ViewBag.ControlBlockId" style="max-width: 520px;">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
<script src="../../Scripts/json.debug.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {
$(".renderpart").hide();
var txtid = "#" + '#ViewBag.ControlTxtId';
var renderpart = "." + '#ViewBag.ControlTxtId';
var selectlinkvalueid = ".Get" + '#ViewBag.ProcId';
$(selectlinkvalueid).on("click", function () {
var value = $(this).attr('id');
var valueText = $(this).attr('title');
$("##ViewBag.ControlId").val(value);
$(txtid).val(valueText);
$(renderpart).slideUp("slow");
});
$(txtid).keyup(function () {
var value = $(txtid).val();
var Procvalue = '#ViewBag.ProcId';
var controlid = "#" + '#ViewBag.ControlBlockId';
value = encodeURI(value);
if (value.length > 2) {
$.ajaxSetup({ cache: false });
$.getJSON("/Test/LoadComboData", { strSearch: " " + value, SearchFor: " " + Procvalue }, function (data) {
$(controlid).html("");
var activecols = $("#hdnActiveColumns").val();
var htmlrow = "";
var tempprocId = '#ViewBag.ProcId';
var jsondata = JSON.stringify(data);
$(controlid).html(CreateDynamicTable(jsondata, tempprocId));
$(renderpart).slideDown("slow");
});
$.ajaxSetup({ cache: true });
}
else {
$(renderpart).slideUp("slow");
}
});
$(txtid).focusin(function () {
var txtid = "#" + '#ViewBag.ControlTxtId';
var value = $(txtid).val();
var Procvalue = '#ViewBag.ProcId';
var controlid = "#" + '#ViewBag.ControlBlockId';
value = encodeURI(value);
if (value.length > 2) {
$.ajaxSetup({ cache: false });
$.getJSON("/Test/LoadComboData", { strSearch: " " + value, SearchFor: " " + Procvalue }, function (data) {
$(controlid).html("");
var htmlrow = "";
var tempprocId = '#ViewBag.ProcId';
var jsondata = JSON.stringify(data);
$(controlid).html(CreateDynamicTable(jsondata, tempprocId));
$(renderpart).slideDown("slow");
});
$.ajaxSetup({ cache: true });
}
else {
$(renderpart).slideUp("slow");
}
});
function CreateDynamicTable(objArray, tempprocId) {
var array = JSON.parse(objArray);
var str = '<table style="width:100%;">';
str += '<tr>';
for (var index in array[0]) {
str += '<th scope="col">' + index + '</th>';
}
str += '</tr>';
str += '<tbody>';
var flag = false;
var ids;
for (var i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
str += (i % 2 == 0) ? '<tr>' : '<tr>';
for (var index in array[i]) {
if (flag == false) {
ids = array[i][index];
flag = true;
}
str += '<td><a id="' + ids + '" class="Get' + tempprocId + '" title="' + array[i][index] + '" href="#">' + array[i][index] + '</a></td>';
}
str += '</tr>';
}
str += '</tbody>';
str += '</table>';
return str;
}
});
$(document).click(function (evt) {
var renderpart = "." + '#ViewBag.ControlTxtId';
var theElem = (evt.srcElement) ? evt.srcElement : evt.target;
if (theElem.id == "main" || theElem.id == "sub1") {
$(renderpart).slideUp("fast");
}
});
</script>
Here is the link to the tutorial I was following as well.
Create Multiple column autocomplete combobox

Retrieve multiple elements with "getElementById"?

I've tried using the techniques mentioned in these questions, but I haven't had any luck. I'm trying to adjust a JavaScript function to retrieve multiple divs using the getElementById method.
Here is the current line of code within the function which retrieves the div #cat1:
var elem = document.getElementById(cat1);
Moving forward, I need this function to also retrieve the div #cat2.
jQuery can be loaded if there's a better method to accomplish this using their library?
Here is the full function (reference Line 3):
function getCategories(initial) {
var i;
var elem = document.getElementById('cat1');
if (initial == 1) {
jsonGroups = "";
jsonGroups = '{ xml: [], "pin": [] ';
for (i = 0; i < elem.childNodes.length; i++) {
if (elem.childNodes[i].nodeName == "LI") {
jsonGroups = jsonGroups + ', "' + elem.childNodes[i].attributes.getNamedItem("id").value + '": [] ';
}
}
jsonGroups = jsonGroups + "}";
markerGroups = eval('(' + jsonGroups + ')');
for (i = 0; i < elem.childNodes.length; i++) {
if (elem.childNodes[i].nodeName == "LI") {
var elemID = elem.childNodes[i].attributes.getNamedItem("id").value;
if (elemID != "user") {
elem.childNodes[i].innerHTML = "<a onclick='" + 'toggleGroup("' + elemID + '")' + "'>" + elem.childNodes[i].innerHTML + "</a>";
} else {
elem.childNodes[i].innerHTML = '<form id="userPOIForm" action="#" onsubmit="userPOIFind(this.userPOI.value); return false"><input id="userPOITxt" size="20" name="userPOI" value="' + elem.childNodes[i].innerHTML + '" type="text"><input id="userPOIButton" value="Go" type="submit"> </form>';
}
if (hasClass(elem.childNodes[i], "hidden") !== null) {
elem.childNodes[i].setAttribute("caption", "hidden");
} else {
elem.childNodes[i].setAttribute("caption", "");
}
if (elem.childNodes[i].attributes.getNamedItem("caption").value != "hidden") {
classAdder = document.getElementById(elemID);
addClass(classAdder, "visibleLayer");
}
}
}
}
for (i = 0; i < elem.childNodes.length; i++) {
if (elem.childNodes[i].nodeName == "LI") {
var catType = elem.childNodes[i].attributes.getNamedItem("id").value;
result = doSearch(elem.childNodes[i].attributes.getNamedItem("title").value, elem.childNodes[i].attributes.getNamedItem("id").value);
}
}
}

If you are trying to select all elements with an id that starts with cat, you can do this in jQuery like this:
$("[id^=cat]")
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Triggering change events in a loop results in loss events

I am triggering a change event on a combo box for multiple values but unfortunately events are getting lost. Is there a way to wait for one event to complete before triggering the next event. Sample code is shown below
for (i = 0; i < contextFilters.length; i++)
{
var contextFilter = contextFilters[i];
if (contextFilter != "")
{
var cfData = contextFilter.split(":");
var cfName = cfData[0];
var cfVal = cfData[1];
if (cfName != null)
{
//alert("cfName : " + cfName);
//alert("cfVal : " + cfVal);
$('#context_filter').val(cfName);
$('#context_filter').trigger('change', cfVal);
}
}
}
When the event is triggered a new select box is added to the DOM but not all select boxes are getting added.
Also the change event handler is a s shown below
$('#context_filter').change(function(event, selectValues)
{
if ($(this).prop("selectedIndex") > 0)
{
populateDateValues();
var contextFilterComboObject = $(this);
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$('table[id*=OtherOptions] :input').attr('disabled', false);
$('#collapsiblePanel :input').attr('disabled', false);
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var formInput = decodeURIComponent($('#rptInputParams').serialize());
formInput += "&validate=" + validate;
$('#ajaxBusy').show();
$.getJSON('GetContextFilterData', formInput, function(data)
{
var selectBox = '<tr><td class="celltoppad"><b>' + selectedVal +
' : </b></td> <td class="celltoppad"><select multiple="multiple" name="' +
selectedVal.toLowerCase() + '" id="' + selectedVal.toLowerCase() + '" >';
var errorMsg = '';
var errorCount = 1;
errorMsg += '<html>';
$.each(data.errorMessageList, function(index, value)
{
errorMsg += errorCount + ') ' + value + '</br></br>';
errorCount++;
});
errorMsg += '</html>';
if (errorCount > 1)
{
$('#ajaxBusy').hide();
showErrorDialog(errorMsg, errorCount * 20);
$(contextFilterComboObject).prop("selectedIndex", '0');
return;
}
$.each(data.contextFilterDataList, function(index, value)
{
selectBox += '<option value="' + value + '">' + value + "</option>";
});
selectBox +=
'</select></td><td class="celltoppad"><a href="#"><img id="removeCF" ' +
'src="../images/remove.png"/></a></td></tr>';
$('#ajaxBusy').hide();
// If the context filter has not been already added.
if ($('#' + selectedVal.toLowerCase()).length == 0)
{
$('a[id*=_showDialog]').hide();
toggleDatePickerLink();
$('img#removeDate').hide();
$('table[id*=OtherOptions] :input').attr('disabled', true);
$('#collapsiblePanel :input').attr('disabled', true);
$('table#context_filter').append(selectBox);
$(contextFilterComboObject).prop("selectedIndex", '0');
}
if (selectValues != null)
{
$('#' + selectedVal.toLowerCase()).val(selectValues.split(","));
}
$('#' + selectedVal.toLowerCase()).multiselect({
noneSelectedText: 'Please select',
selectedList: 3,
selectedText: '# of # selected',
position: {
my: 'left center',
at: 'right center',
offset: '20 100'
}
}).multiselectfilter();
});
}
});

instead of triggering the event, can't you just call the handler ?
var handler = function(event, selectValues)
{
if ($('#context_filter').prop("selectedIndex") > 0)
{
populateDateValues();
var contextFilterComboObject = $('#context_filter');
var selectedVal = $(contextFilterComboObject).val();
var validate = $('#collapsiblePanel :input').attr('disabled') == null;
if (!validate)
{
$('table[id*=OtherOptions] :input').attr('disabled', false);
$('#collapsiblePanel :input').attr('disabled', false);
}
var formInput = decodeURIComponent($('#rptInputParams').serialize());
formInput += "&validate=" + validate;
$('#ajaxBusy').show();
$.getJSON('GetContextFilterData', formInput, function(data)
{
var selectBox = '<tr><td class="celltoppad"><b>' + selectedVal +
' : </b></td> <td class="celltoppad"><select multiple="multiple" name="' +
selectedVal.toLowerCase() + '" id="' + selectedVal.toLowerCase() + '" >';
var errorMsg = '';
var errorCount = 1;
errorMsg += '<html>';
$.each(data.errorMessageList, function(index, value)
{
errorMsg += errorCount + ') ' + value + '</br></br>';
errorCount++;
});
errorMsg += '</html>';
if (errorCount > 1)
{
$('#ajaxBusy').hide();
showErrorDialog(errorMsg, errorCount * 20);
$(contextFilterComboObject).prop("selectedIndex", '0');
return;
}
$.each(data.contextFilterDataList, function(index, value)
{
selectBox += '<option value="' + value + '">' + value + "</option>";
});
selectBox +=
'</select></td><td class="celltoppad"><a href="#"><img id="removeCF" ' +
'src="../images/remove.png"/></a></td></tr>';
$('#ajaxBusy').hide();
// If the context filter has not been already added.
if ($('#' + selectedVal.toLowerCase()).length == 0)
{
$('a[id*=_showDialog]').hide();
toggleDatePickerLink();
$('img#removeDate').hide();
$('table[id*=OtherOptions] :input').attr('disabled', true);
$('#collapsiblePanel :input').attr('disabled', true);
$('table#context_filter').append(selectBox);
$(contextFilterComboObject).prop("selectedIndex", '0');
}
if (selectValues != null)
{
$('#' + selectedVal.toLowerCase()).val(selectValues.split(","));
}
$('#' + selectedVal.toLowerCase()).multiselect({
noneSelectedText: 'Please select',
selectedList: 3,
selectedText: '# of # selected',
position: {
my: 'left center',
at: 'right center',
offset: '20 100'
}
}).multiselectfilter();
});
}
});
for (i = 0; i < contextFilters.length; i++)
{
var contextFilter = contextFilters[i];
if (contextFilter != "")
{
var cfData = contextFilter.split(":");
var cfName = cfData[0];
var cfVal = cfData[1];
if (cfName != null)
{
//alert("cfName : " + cfName);
//alert("cfVal : " + cfVal);
$('#context_filter').val(cfName);
handler(null, cfVal);
}
}
}
I never tested above code, but I declared your handler as a function and then in the loop at the bottom, you can see how I call it instead of triggering it (handler(cfVal))

I was able to figure out the solution to my problem, when the back button is clicked and the change event is fired then I made the ajax call using async as false and that resolved the issue. This is because if the async is true json calls happen simultaneously and some events are lost during that period.
Thanks

Add TabIndex to buttons built by JavaScript

I have buttons built with JavaScript and want to add TabIndex for keyboard accessibility. I added accesskey values in this code and in this code:
button41 = new ObjButton('button41',null,679,0,53,32,1,54,'div')
button41.setImages('images/0807_help.jpg','images/0807_help_over.jpg','images/0807_help_over.jpg')
button41.onUp = button41onUp
button41.hasOnUp = true
button41.capture=4
button41.setAccessKey(2)
button41.setTabIndex(2)
button41.build()
But when I tried to add TabIndex, the TabIndex number didn't work. Any suggestions? Here is the script:
function ObjButtonBuild() {
this.css = buildCSS(this.name,this.x,this.y,this.w,this.h,this.v,this.z)
this.div = '<' + this.divTag + ' id="'+this.name+'" style="text-indent:0;"></' + this.divTag + '>\n'
this.divInt = '<a name="'+this.name+'anc" href="javascript:void(null)"'
if(this.accessKeyValue && this.accessKeyValue!=null) {
this.divInt+=' accessKey='+this.accessKeyValue+' ';
}
if( this.altName )
this.divInt += ' title="'+this.altName+'"'
else if( this.altName != null )
this.divInt += ' title=""'
this.divInt += '><img name="'+this.name+'Img" src="'+this.imgOffSrc
if( this.altName )
this.divInt += '" alt="'+this.altName
else if( this.altName != null )
this.divInt += '" alt="'
this.divInt += '" width='+this.w+' height='+this.h+' border=0'
if( !is.ns4 )
this.divInt += ' style="cursor:pointer"'
this.divInt += '></a>'
}

You shouldn't be building your elements that way. Use document.createElement() instead:
var el = document.createElement("a");
if (el){
el.name = "foo";
el.href = "somepage.htm";
el.tabIndex = 3;
}
You can also do it this way:
var el = document.createElement("a");
if (el){
el.setAttribute("class", "someclass");
el.setAttribute("name", "foo");
el.setAttribute("href", "somepage.htm");
el.setAttribute("tabIndex", "3");
}
You can also use jQuery for this:
var el = $("<a>", { name : "foo", href : "somepage.htm", tabIndex : "6" });