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Page reload not reflecting database updates

I have a dropdown list on an update agent profile form where a user can select an item, referred to as a "master" in the database. However, if they select the item "Create New Master", they can enter a value in a blank text field and click a corresponding button. This updates the "Create New Master" value in the database to be whatever the value they entered is, and creates a new value in the database as the new "Create New Master" value. This also updates the agent table in the database to have the new master's ID saved to it, changing whatever the previous ID was. All of the database functionality works, and all the changes are made. However, I need to reload the form with the new values. How can I reload this? We use spring and hibernate, but I'm using Javascript for most of the functionality on this form page.
I've tried using window.location.reload(true), but this doesn't work. If the page kicks the user from the profile and then the user manually re-enters the profile of the same agent, the updated values show, but this is obviously less than ideal.
function addMaster(obj){
//Create lots of relevant variables that are used for the database update.
if(newName == null || newName == ""){
alert("You have to enter a new name to add it.");
}
else{
var jsonURL = '${urlBase}/addMaster/' + newName + '/' + updated + '/' + updateID + '/' + created + '/' + createID + '/' + create + '/' + agentID + '.json?jsoncallback=?';
var xhttp = jQuery.getJSON(jsonURL, function(obj, textStatus){
});
window.location.reload(true);
}
}
This calls to another file, which updates the database accordingly and correctly, but the reload doesn't change the new selection in the dropdown list. It shows the old one, even though checking the database shows that it has truly been updated. How can I make the current database values be reflected on the page without having to make the user leave the profile?

The method jQuery.getJSON is asynch so you reload the page before the call is completed. You should reload the page after that you request completed so you should do something like this:
function addMaster(obj){
//Create lots of relevant variables that are used for the database update.
if(newName == null || newName == ""){
alert("You have to enter a new name to add it.");
}
else{
var jsonURL = '${urlBase}/addMaster/' + newName + '/' + updated + '/' + updateID + '/' + created + '/' + createID + '/' + create + '/' + agentID + '.json?jsoncallback=?';
var xhttp = jQuery.getJSON(jsonURL, function(obj, textStatus){
//this is the success function.. asynch call is done
window.location.reload(true);
});
}
}

Add params to URL if page gets reloaded

Heyho, I want to add GET params like?USER_NAME=Max&USER_ID=01 to the URL if the page gets reloaded. I already got a few snippets for changing the URL / adding params. But I need something to detect the page reload and execute a function. Or a way to change the path of the Url directly if the page gets reloaded.
I tried several things like beforeunload and navigation types.
$(window).bind('beforeunload', function() {
// EDIT: vars like uname etc are defined
var newurlgetstring = "?USER_NAME=" + uname + "&USER_EMAIL=" + uemail + "&LAST_NAME=" + lname + "&PRE_NAME=" + fname + "&UTITEL=" + utitel + "&U_ID_T=" + uidt + "&MV=" + mv + "&V=" + uv ;
var newurl = window.location.protocol + "//" + window.location.host +window.location.pathname + newurlgetstring;
window.history.pushState({path:newurl},'',newurl);
});
But I want able to execute a function with beforeunload. I was just able to display a return question.

display alert message after redirect

I have a button that executes a function:
$("#btnRemove").click(function () {
var name= $("#editAccountName").val();
if (confirm("Are you sure you want to mark " + "''" + name + "''" + " as innactive?")) {
saveAccount(false);
window.location.href = "/RxCard/Search";
}
alert (name + "was marked innactive.")
});
I need the alert to show after the user is redirected to "/Rxcard/Search"
what do i need to change in my code to get it working like that?
on a side note, how would do the same but with a CSS customized alert?
Thanks.

Instead of putting your alert in this code, you need to put it into the script behind Search page. Now you can add a url parameter and then in there check it and show the alert if that parameter is set:
if (confirm("Are you sure you want to mark " + "''" + name + "''" + " as innactive?")) {
saveAccount(false);
window.location.href = "/RxCard/Search?name=" + name;
}
And then add this somewhere (doesn't matter that much):
$.urlParam = function(name){
var results = new RegExp('[\?&]' + name + '=([^&#]*)').exec(window.location.href);
if (results==null){
return null;
}
else{
return results[1] || 0;
}
}
And at last this code goes into your search page code:
function() {
if($.urlParam('name') == true){
alert (name + "was marked innactive.");
}
}();

You cannot run an alert after the location.href has changed because it causes the browser to refresh. Once refreshed, your script is no longer running.
You would need to move your alert script into your search page and perhaps pass the name as a querystring arguement.

You could store the name value using localstorage. The value can be evaluated after the redirection so you can display the dialog with the stored value (if any)
You can't style your alert dialog but you can always create a modal dialog from scratch or by using a web framework / library.

Navigating to HTML page within javascript

I have this survey that stores to local storage. The user is prompted 'are you sure' once clicking submit. I'm trying to navigate to a confirmation HTML page(Confirmation.html) in my directory after user clicks 'ok' . But I'm not able to achieve both storing values and navigating to work. Can get any one only, it seems. Any help would be appreciated.
function clicked() {
if (confirm('Are you sure you want to submit? You will not be able to go back.')) {
form.submit();
} else {
return false;
}
}
$('form').submit(function () {
var person = $("#FirstName").val() + "." + $('#LastName').val();
$('input, select, textarea').each(function () {
var value = $(this).val(),
name = $(this).attr('name');
localStorage[person + "." + name] = value;
window.location.href = "Confirmation.html";
console.log('stored key: ' + name + ' stored value: ' + value);
});
});
<button type="submit" value="Save" id="Save" onclick="clicked();" >Submit Form</button>
If the above does not show my problem, here is the whole in jsfiddle

try this
<script>
$( document ).ready(function() {
$('#Save').click(function (e) {
if (confirm('Are you sure you want to submit? You will not be able to go back.')) {
var person = $("#FirstName").val() + "." + $('#LastName').val();
$('input, select, textarea').each(function () {
var value = $(this).val(),
name = $(this).attr('name');
localStorage[person + "." + name] = value;
window.location.href = "Confirmation.html";
console.log('stored key: ' + name + ' stored value: ' + value);
});
}
});
});
</script>
and remove onclick="clicked();" from button.

I am not sure why you need the confirmation.html page. Consider my opinions as follows:
1st: you are already asking the user for the confirmation giving him a messagebox. Thereafter you should only submit the form data (after any additional validation) to a server-side page (which I believe you have mentioned in the action value of the form).
2nd: If you still need the confirmation.html page then you should redirect to confirmation.html from that server-side page but not from your form page(the current page). Now it depends on the usage of confirmation.html that you should redirect to confirmation.html before/after feeding the form data into the database(or doing something else).

Multiple GET requests using JQuery and AJAX

Very new to JQuery AJAX here. I have been looking around for a answer for awhile on this and can't find an answer.
I have a form that users would fill out. Once filled click on submit. This starts an ajax call to an asp page and basically just displays the information that was entered and fades out the user form. A confirm button below that takes the user to another .asp page that puts it into a database and gives them a ticket number.
My issue is that on the second call ( page that does the input ) , I notice in firebug that the get is happening twice. If I try the asp page alone it is only doing the input once so it's not my sql code. If I switch the second .asp page with the first it works fine.
Here is my jquery. I appreciate any comments. Thanks
$('#submit').click(function (event){
event.preventDefault(); // DECLARE EVENT IN THE CLICK FUNCTION
//Get the data from all the fields
var posting = 'no';
var firstname = $('input[name="firstname"]');
var lastname = $('input[name="lastname"]');
var phone = $('input[name="phone"]');
var email = $('input[name="email"]');
var family_size = $('select[name="family_size"]');
var date_3 = $("#date3");
var date_4 = $("#date4");
var book_option = $('input[name=book_option]:radio:checked');
var payment_type = $('input[name=payment_type]:radio:checked');
var comments = $('textarea[name="comments"]');
if (firstname.val()=='') {
firstname.addClass('fn_error');
firstname.focus();
return false;
} else
firstname.removeClass('fn_error');
if (lastname.val()=='') {
lastname.addClass('ln_error');
lastname.focus();
return false;
} else
lastname.removeClass('ln_error');
if (phone.val()=='') {
phone.addClass('fn_error');
phone.focus();
return false;
} else
phone.removeClass('fn_error');
if (email.val()=='') {
email.addClass('ln_error');
email.focus();
return false;
} else
email.removeClass('ln_error');
// TEST FOR VALID EMAIL
var email_pattern=new RegExp("^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+#[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$");
var email_result = email_pattern.test(email.val());
if( email_result == true ) {
email.removeClass('fn_error');
}else{
email.addClass('fn_error');
email.focus();
return false;
}
// TEST FOR VALID PHONE NUMBER
var phone_pattern=
new RegExp("^(\\(?\\d\\d\\d\\)?)?( |-|\\.)?\\d\\d\\d( |-|\\.)?\\d{4,4}(( |-|\\.)?[ext\\.]+ ?\\d+)?$");
var phone_result = phone_pattern.test(phone.val());
if( phone_result == true ) {
phone.removeClass('fn_error');
}else{
phone.addClass('fn_error');
phone.focus();
return false;
}
var dataString= 'firstname=' + firstname.val() + '&lastname=' + lastname.val() + '&phone=' + phone.val() + '&email=' + email.val() + '&family_size=' + family_size.val() + '&date3=' + date_3.val() + '&date4=' + date_4.val() + '&book_option=' + book_option.val() + '&payment_type=' + payment_type.val() + '&comments=' + comments.val() + '&posting=' + posting;
//alert(dataString);
$('#ticketform').fadeOut('slow', function() {
$('#testdiv').load('../resources/confirm_ticket.asp', dataString, function() {
$('#generateform').fadeIn('slow');
$('#submit').unbind('click');
});
}); // LOAD CLOSE
}); // SUBMIT CLICK FUNCTION CLOSE
$('#gen').click(function (event){
event.preventDefault(); // DECLARE EVENT IN THE CLICK FUNCTION
var firstname = $('input[name="firstname"]');
var lastname = $('input[name="lastname"]');
var phone = $('input[name="phone"]');
var email = $('input[name="email"]');
var family_size = $('select[name="family_size"]');
var date_3 = $("#date3");
var date_4 = $("#date4");
var book_option = $('input[name=book_option]:radio:checked');
var payment_type = $('input[name=payment_type]:radio:checked');
var comments = $('textarea[name="comments"]');
var dataString= 'firstname=' + firstname.val() + '&lastname=' + lastname.val() + '&phone=' + phone.val() + '&email=' + email.val() + '&family_size=' + family_size.val() + '&date3=' + date_3.val() + '&date4=' + date_4.val() + '&book_option=' + book_option.val() + '&payment_type=' + payment_type.val() + '&comments=' + comments.val();
alert(dataString);
$('#testdiv, #generateform').fadeOut('slow', function() {
$('#message').load('../resources/generate_ticket.asp', function() {
$('#message').fadeIn('slow');
});
}); // LOAD CLOSE
}); // SUBMIT2 CLICK FUNCTION CLOSE

First off, a better way to verify if a field is filled in is to use jQuery $.trim(), it will trim all white space in the beginning and end so if someone enters a bunch of spaces, it will return false still. This is how you would do it:
if ($.trim(firstname.val())) {
firstname.addClass('fn_error');
firstname.focus();
return false;
}
This is a much better way to verify if it is empty, but an even better idea is to use the jQuery Validation plugin, in which you can simple put class="required", class="required email", etc. for each rule (they can also be defined in the javascript if you prefer).
Also, I see that you keep using .load. Did you know a thing called $.get exists? It is a little more powerful way to send a get request and you don't have to load it into an element to make it work (there's also $.post). I used to use .load myself all the time a while back until I discovered $.get and $.post. This is an example with your code:
$.get('../resources/confirm_ticket.asp', dataString, function(data) { // data is what is returned from the request (html, etc.)
$('#generateform').fadeIn('slow');
$('#submit').unbind('click');
});
Anyway, now to your question.
I don't see any problems of why it would be doing that, but it could be a bug with the browser or something (usually not but this happened to me before too and I never found out how to fix it). Have you tried it in other browsers like Google Chrome or Safari?

I got the answer from a forum today. Can't remember where but the answer is....
$('#testdiv, #generateform').fadeOut('slow', function() {
$('#message').load('../resources/generate_ticket.asp', function() {
$('#message').fadeIn('slow');
});
I have 2 selectors in the fadeOut. It was calling the load function twice for each selector. Changed it and now I'm only getting the one GET request. Thanks for the help though all! :) Happy Coding!