Try:
$j.data(item, 'attributes').WarehouseKey = $j('#<
%=ItemWarehouseList.ClientId%>').val();
On Apr 16, 8:12 am, "Richard D. Worth" <rdwo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:50 AM, Dhana <sldh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I am using the jQuery Data method to store data for dynamically
> > created elements. Everything works fine until I try to update the
> > value of an attribute.
> > This is how I first create the element.
>
> > $j.data(item, 'attributes', {
> > Name: name,
> > UOM: uom,
> > WarehouseKey: orderItem.WarehouseKey,
> > OriginalPrice: orderItem.OriginalPrice,
> > ReqDate: dsOrder.cleanupResults(orderItem.ReqDate),
> > WarehouseItemKey: orderItem.WarehouseItemKey,
> > AvailableQty: orderItem.AvailableQty,
> > BOQty: orderItem.BOQty,
> > Notes: dsOrder.cleanupResults(orderItem.Notes),
> > Cost: orderItem.Cost,
> > GP: dsOrder.cleanupResults(orderItem.GP),
> > Description: dsOrder.cleanupResults
> > (orderItem.description)
> > });
>
> > At a later point based on a user's interaction, the required date,
> > note, and warehouse key gets updated.
>
> > This is the first way I tried updating it, it doesn't store the value.
> > $j(item, 'attributes.ReqDate', $j('#section_item #requiredDate').attr
> > ('value'));
>
> This doesn't work because the text after the dot (.) is the namespace of the
> data attribute.
>
>
>
> > Then I tried it like this
> > $j.data(item, 'attributes', {
> > 'WarehouseKey': $j('#<%=ItemWarehouseList.ClientId
> > %>').val()
> > });
>
> > This overwrited all the other data stored in 'attributes'. Only
> > WarehouseKey is then saved.
>
> > Is there a way to change just one value without affecting the rest of
> > the data?
>
> Grab the hash, modify the value, then put it back:
>
> var attr = $j.data(item, 'attributes');
> attr.WarehouseKey = $j('#<%=ItemWarehouseList.ClientId%>').val();
> $j.data(item, 'attributes', attr);
>
> - Richard
