You should should the specific $.post() code in detail, there's
something you are missing.... because when you get back from the async
call, everything (global variables, page objects) are fully available
at that point... there's zero need to use setTimeout
On Oct 8, 12:27 pm, Adonis <achrysoch...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Dan,
>
> I used a $.ajax() call with a callback -> success: function(msg) etc.
> but still it does not work the way I want to.
> from the server side i am using,
>
> *
> return render_to_response("blah.html",{ 'project_id':project_id },
> context_instance = RequestContext(request))
> *
> putting the project_id in a <div><input id="klain" value=project_id /
>
> ></div>
>
> and if the ajax call is successfull i do this,
>
> *
> alert( $(#klain).val() );
> *
>
> The alert window does pop up, but after the rest of the functions in
> the code have been read. I somehow need to delay the javascript
> parsing, until the input of the division in the html that is rendered
> gets the "project_id" value. This is why i am looking into setTimeOut
> () js function.
>
> cheers,
>
> On Oct 8, 2:08 pm, "Dan G. Switzer, II" <dswit...@pengoworks.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Adonis,
> > The $.post() function is asynchronous (by default) when your code hits a
> > $.post() call, it'll keep executing code. In order to do something with the
> > results of your AJAX call, you'll want to use the callback option--which is
> > a function run when the AJAX call is completed.
>
> > -Dan
>
> > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 7:14 AM, Adonis <achrysoch...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I am not entirely sure if i am using proper definitions here, but here
> > > it goes..
>
> > > I have $.post() inside javascript functions. If ajax is successfull,
> > > it returns data from the server. I am trying to assign this data to
> > > javascript global variables. The problem is that my global javascript
> > > variables end up to be empty. It seems it takes time for the ajax to
> > > return the data and by the time the server data is returned, the
> > > browser has comploted reading through the rest of the javascript
> > > functions. Thus, leaving my global variables empty.
>
> > > Do you have any suggestions on how this could be fixed? I am trying
> > > setTimeOut() at the moment but i would be glad to concider other
> > > solutions as well..
>
> > > I could provide code examples on request.
>
> > > Thanks in advance!
