Question

Can I make some functions on a loaded page from Ajax?
I.E.

$(function() {
    $.ajax({
        url: "loaded.php",
        success: function(data) {
            $("#content").html(data);
        }
    });
    $("a#edit").click(function(e) {
        e.preventDefault();
        var newVal = $(this).closest("tr").find("#collapse").html();
        $(this).html(newVal);
    });
});

Both a#edit and #collapse are elements of the loaded.php and this code is in the index.php page… Will this code work?

Answer 1

You have two options attaching the handler in the success function after you add the html to #content or use delegation.

Option 1

    success: function(data) {
        $("#content").html(data);
        $("#edit").click(function(e) {
            e.preventDefault();
           var newVal = $(this).closest("tr").find("#collapse").html();
           $(this).html(newVal);
        });
    }

option 2

$(function() {
    $.ajax({
        url: "loaded.php",
        success: function(data) {
            $("#content").html(data);
        }
    });
    $("#content").on('click', '#edit', function(e) {
        e.preventDefault();
        var newVal = $(this).closest("tr").find("#collapse").html();
        $(this).html(newVal);
    });
});

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