I'm new to Prototype, and I'm trying to use AJAX to update divs inthe
background, pulling data from a database. I've got Ajax.Updater to work
with the output of a form, but I'm having difficulty with adpting it for
use with a link. Basically, I have a list of words produced by the db,
each of
On Sunday, 28 October 2012 15:53:37 UTC, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
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> I'm pretty sure your problem is right here. There's no attr() method in
> Prototype. Try readAttribute() instead, and you appear to have everything
> right besides.
>
Thanks, Walter, but unfortunately changing that line to:
On Sunday, 28 October 2012 15:53:37 UTC, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
> What does Firebug say your request looks like? What does your server
> respond with?
>
TypeError: $(this).readAttribute is not a function
parameters: { word: $(this).readAttribute("id") }
There's no change to the calling pag
On Sunday, 28 October 2012 20:32:34 UTC, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
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> Okay, that means that 'this' inside the Ajax.Updater is not set to what
> you think it is. Try this:
>
> Much cleaner and fewer global variables are massacred.
>
Hey, thanks! Both of those work. But I don't understand what "
On Sunday, 28 October 2012 22:06:35 UTC, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
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> I use elm to stand for element, and evt to stand for event. It's just a
> habit I have, to keep clear in my head what I am dealing with when I use an
> observer or an iterator.
>
I see - that seems like a very good habit for
