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Copy/Paste element with jQuery

I have a div that I'm appending to another div when a button is clicked. I'm also calling a bunch of functions on the div that gets created.
HTML
<a onClick="drawRect();">Rect</a>
JS
function drawRect(){
var elemRect = document.createElement('div');
elemRect.className = 'elem elemRect';
elemRect.style.position = "absolute";
elemRect.style.background = "#ecf0f1";
elemRect.style.width = "100%";
elemRect.style.height = "100%";
elemRect.style.opacity = "100";
renderUIObject(elemRect);
$('.elemContainer').draggableParent();
$('.elemContainer').resizableParent();
makeDeselectable();
handleDblClick();
}
var createDefaultElement = function() {
..
..
};
var handleDblClick = function() {
..
..
};
var renderUIObject = function(object) {
..
..
};
var makeDeselectable = function() {
..
..
};
I could clone the element when the browser detects a keydown event
$(window).keydown(function(e) {
if (e.keyCode == 77) {
$('.ui-selected').clone();
return false;
}
});
then append it to #canvas. But the problem is, none of the functions I mentioned above get called with this method.
How can I copy/paste an element (by pressing CMD+C then CMD+V) and call those above functions on the cloned element?

The jQuery.clone method returns the cloned node. So you could adjust your code to do something like this:
var myNodes = $('.ui-selected').clone();
myNodes.each(function () {
createDefaultElement(this);
appendResizeHandles(this);
appendOutline(this);
});

div with an id wont accept any event handlers JavaScript. No Jquery

Im trying to pause a timed slideshow when you're hovering over a div
<div id="play_slide" onMouseOver="clearTimeout(playTime)"></div>
If i put onMouseOver="clearTimeout(playTime)" inside an li on the page, it'll pause, so I know my code is correct, it just wont work on the div! Also if i get rid of the id, it will alert when i put an alert function into an event handler
This is the js.
var playTime;
function playSlide()
{
var slideshow = document.getElementById("play_slide").style;
var images = new Array("an", "complete", "red", "thirteen");
indexPlay++;
if(indexPlay > images.length - 1)
{
indexPlay = 0;
}
slideshow.backgroundImage = "url('assets/images/play/"+images[indexPlay]+".png')";
playTime = setTimeout("playSlide()", 2500);
}
you can see this here: www.nicktaylordesigns.com/work.html

I would do it like this:
( and no inline script... just <div id="play_slide">Something</div> )
var playTime;
var indexPlay = 0;
var slideElement;
window.onload = function () {
slideElement = document.getElementById("play_slide");
slideElement.addEventListener('mouseenter', function () {
console.log('stop');
clearTimeout(playTime);
});
slideElement.addEventListener('mouseleave', function () {
console.log('continue');
playTime = setTimeout(playSlide, 2500);
});
playSlide();
}
function playSlide() {
var slideshow = slideElement.style;
var images = new Array("an", "complete", "red", "thirteen");
indexPlay++;
if (indexPlay > images.length - 1) {
indexPlay = 0;
}
slideshow.backgroundImage = "url('assets/images/play/" + images[indexPlay] + ".png')";
playTime = setTimeout(playSlide, 2500);
}
Fiddle

This issue is related to the script loading. Your script gets loaded after the DOM is processed so function doesn't get attached to the event.
If you are using jQuery then you can use below code.
$(function () {
$("#play_slide").mouseover(function(){
var playTime = 33;
clearTimeout(playTime);
});
});
If you don't want to use JQuery then you can do the same thing in JavaScript as below.
window.onload = function(){
document.getElementById("play_slide").onmouseover = function(){
var playTime = 33;
clearTimeout(playTime);
};
}

I got it! the div tag was somehow broken, I coded a div around it and gave it the event handlers and a class. That worked, then i simply changed the class to an id and got rid of the original div. Idk what was going on but it works now. Thanks for your suggestions!

Can you try this,
<div id="play_slide" onmouseover="StopSlide();">Stop</div>
<script>
var playTime;
var indexPlay;
function playSlide()
{
var slideshow = document.getElementById("play_slide").style;
var images = new Array("an", "complete", "red", "thirteen");
indexPlay++;
if(indexPlay > images.length - 1)
{
indexPlay = 0;
}
slideshow.backgroundImage = "url('assets/images/play/"+images[indexPlay]+".png')";
playTime = setTimeout("playSlide()", 2500);
}
function StopSlide(){
window.clearTimeout(playTime);
}
playSlide();
</script>

How can i optimize my Jquery code?

I've created some JavaScript using Jquery, for the page animation :
I trying to optimize it since i repeat the same thing for subtab1, subtab2, subtab3.
The same function is executed for all of them, and the only thing is changes is variable i iterating on?
Any suggestion?
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {
var $defensivo = $('#defensivoimg');
var $equilibrado = $('#equilibradoimg');
var $activo = $('#activoimg');
var $defensivoSubTab = $('#subtab1');
var $equilibradoSubTab = $('#subtab2');
var $activoSubTab = $('#subtab3');
var $fundosdiponiveis = $('#fundosdiponiveis');
var $fundosdiponiveisTab = $('#tabs1');
$defensivo.live('click', function () {
$fundosdiponiveis.removeClass("subshow show").addClass("hide");
$defensivoSubTab.removeClass("hide");
$defensivoSubTab.show();
});
$equilibrado.live('click', function () {
$fundosdiponiveis.removeClass("subshow show").addClass("hide");
$equilibradoSubTab.removeClass("hide");
$equilibradoSubTab.show();
});
$activo.live('click', function () {
$fundosdiponiveis.removeClass("subshow show").addClass("hide");
$activoSubTab.removeClass("hide");
$activoSubTab.show();
});
});
</script>
For a while:
var $fundosdiponiveis = $('#fundosdiponiveis');
This is my default div.
var $defensivoSubTab = $('#subtab1');
var $equilibradoSubTab = $('#subtab2');
var $activoSubTab = $('#subtab3');
That divs apears when i clicking on one of the following tabs:
var $defensivo = $('#defensivoimg');
var $equilibrado = $('#equilibradoimg');
var $activo = $('#activoimg');
And that button hides and changes style"display" to none, on click, of my three #subtab's
var $fundosdiponiveisTab = $('#tabs1');
Any suggestion?

You could write a function that returns the proper function:
function createShowTabFunc(tab) {
return function () {
$fundosdiponiveis.removeClass("subshow show").addClass("hide");
tab.removeClass("hide");
tab.show();
}
}
Then assign your click handlers:
$defensivo.live('click', createShowTabFunc($defensivoSubTab));
$equilibrado.live('click', createShowTabFunc($equilibradoSubTab));
$activo.live('click', createShowTabFunc($activoSubTab));

Have a common class attribute to all the tab's and you just need to write $('.class').click() and in this get the id of the corresponding tab and according to the id fetched by attr function, you can have an if else to define your variables inside the if else and execute your code block.

How to call javascript function only once during window.onscroll event?

function getH4() {
var xyz = document.getElementsByClassName('bucket_left');
for(var i=0;i<xyz.length;i++){
var x=document.getElementsByTagName("h4")[i].innerHTML;
var current_bucket = xyz[i];
var y=current_bucket.firstChild.href;
var newdiv = document.createElement('div');
newdiv.innerHTML = ""+x+"";
newdiv.className = "hover_title_h4";
current_bucket.appendChild(newdiv);
}
}
window.onscroll=getH4;
In above code i want to append new div in set of divs having class bucket_left and this divs generated from infinite scrolling. above code is working fine but on scroll it appends so many divs.
so how do i append only once ?

Add the following line at the end of your function:
function getH4() {
// ...
window.onscroll = null;
}

create a global boolean variable and set it to false. again set it to true in the window scroll event and chk the variable is false using a if block. put your code inside that if block.
var isScrolled = false;
function getH4() {
if(!isScrolled){
//your code
}
isScrolled = true
}

You only have to set the onscroll property to none as following at the end of you JavaScript function:
window.onscroll = null;
Now when the script executes for the first time, it will perform its function and the above line will set the onscroll to null and thus will not invoke any event on scroll of your mouse and so your function wont be invoked again and again on the event except for the first time.
Or you could handle it logically by setting a public var say var check = 0 and then set the variable to 1 when entered for the first time. So you need to check the value of check and based on that execute the function
var check = 1;
function getH4() {
if(check==1)
{
var xyz = document.getElementsByClassName('bucket_left');
for(var i=0;i<xyz.length;i++){
var x=document.getElementsByTagName("h4")[i].innerHTML;
var current_bucket = xyz[i];
var y=current_bucket.firstChild.href;
var newdiv = document.createElement('div');
newdiv.innerHTML = ""+x+"";
newdiv.className = "hover_title_h4";
current_bucket.appendChild(newdiv);
}
check=0;
}
}

you can try this:
when scrolling,the check equal false, and the append event will happen just once;
when the scroll end(mouseup or mouseout), the check equal true, you can append again.
var check = true;
function getH4(event) {
event.target.onmouseup = function() {
check = true;
}
event.target.onmouseout = function() {
check = true;
}
if (check) {
var xyz = document.getElementsByClassName('bucket_left');
for(var i=0;i<xyz.length;i++){
var x=document.getElementsByTagName("h4")[i].innerHTML;
var current_bucket = xyz[i];
var y=current_bucket.firstChild.href;
var newdiv = document.createElement('div');
newdiv.innerHTML = ""+x+"";
newdiv.className = "hover_title_h4";
current_bucket.appendChild(newdiv);
}
check = false;
}
window.onscroll=getH4

trying to remove and store and object with detach()

I am trying to remove an object and store it (in case a user wants to retrieve it later). I have tried storing the object in a variable like it says in the thread below:
How to I undo .detach()?
But the detach() does not remove the element from the DOM or store it. I am also not getting any error messages. Here is the code I am using to detach the element:
function MMtoggle(IDnum) {
var rowID = "row" + IDnum;
var jRow = '#' + rowID;
thisMMbtn = $(jRow).find(".addMMbtn");
var light = false;
var that = this;
if (light == false) {
thisMMbtn.bind("click",
function() {
var thisRow = $(this).closest(".txtContentRow");
var thisTxt = thisRow.find(".txtContent");
var cellStr = '<div class = "mmCell prep"></div>';
$(cellStr).appendTo(thisTxt);
$(this).unbind("click");
light = true;
}
);
}
else {
thisMMbtn.bind("click",
function() {
var thisRow = $(this).closest(".txtContentRow");
thisMM = thisRow.find(".mmCell");
SC[rowID].rcbin = thisMM.detach(); //here is where I detach the div and store it in an object
$(this).unbind("click");
light = false;
}
);
}
}
MMtoggle(g.num);
A fiddle of the problem is here: http://jsfiddle.net/pScJc/
(the button that detaches is the '+' button on the right. It is supposed to add a div and then detach it when clicked again.)

Looking at your code I don't think so you need detach for what you are trying to achieve.
Instead try this code.
thisMMbtn.bind("click",
function() {
var thisRow = $(this).closest(".txtContentRow");
var thisTxt = thisRow.find(".txtContent");
var $mmCell = thisTxt.find('.mmCell');
if($mmCell.length == 0){
$mmCell = $('<div class = "mmCell prep"></div>')
.appendTo(thisTxt).hide();
}
$mmCell.toggle();
//$(this).unbind("click");
}
);
Demo