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JQuery Datatables plugin example using a server side data request (coldfusion) |
Im my previous article on how to use the JQuery datatables plug I concentrated mainly on the JQuery script, and how to build the AJAX request to receive a JSON response.
In this article I will demonstrate the full application which will include the front end JQuery, building the back end server response and a few tips that I've picked up since implementing the plugin. I am using an MS SQL table filled with UK location data that I also used for a weather webservice, to fill the table.
A full example of this working can be seen here: Data table server side example
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Using JQuery to alter CSS properties of page elements using a checkbox form field |
I was recently writing a form where I needed to control the visibility of a div element based on a user selection. If a user checked the checkbox, then a div was to appear with related options in it. This article deals with using JQuery to alter CSS properties on the fly.
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Adding fck Rich Text Editor to your Coldfusion forms & customising the Toolbar set |
Whilst writing a Content Management System (CMS) recently I thought I'd take the time to go over some Coldfusion 8 functionality that passed me by when it was released.
In Coldfusion 8 the fck editor was included as part of the server installation. This article deals with integrating it into your forms, and how to build a custom tool bar set to manage the options displayed with it.
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Handling JavaScript event model differences in Internet Explorer and Firefox |
A few weeks ago I created an inline editing system for a Content Management System. It allowed a user to click on a page element and edit it inline. The updated data was then submitted through an AJAX request.
I have recently discovered an issue with some of the JavaScript code that I wrote in the event handling routine.