Question

How would code the success callback function below to be able to access the objects in the returned JSON below. Obviously I won’t be able to access the returned objects using, success: function(data) {if (data.returned === true) { anymore. How would I accomplish this?

jQuery Code:

$("#projects").click(function() {
                jQuery.ajax({ type: "POST", dataType: "JSON",
                    url: "<?=base_url()?>index.php/home/projectsSlider",
                    json: {returned: true}, success: function(data) {
                        if (data.returned === true) {
                            $("#resultProjects").html(JSON.stringify(data.Projects));
                            $("#resultScreenshots").html(JSON.stringify(data.Screenshots));

                            $("#content").fadeOut(150, function() {
                                $(this).replaceWith(projectsSlider(data.projectId, data.projectName, data.startDate, data.finishedDate, data.projectDesc, data.createdFor, data.contributors, data.screenshotURI, data.websiteURL), function() {
                                    $(this).fadeIn(150);
                                });
                            });
                        }
                    }
                });
            });

Returned JSON:

{
    "Projects": [
        {
            "projectId": "932713684f9073189ec7b",
            "projectName": "Cloud859Collective",
            "startDate": "April 19th, 2012",
            "finishedDate": "April 25th, 2012",
            "createdFor": "ClasskCreations",
            "contributors": "Mike Grigsby",
            "projectDesc": "This website was created with a friend in mind. His name is Kevin Johnson and he is a rapper. He needed a website that would allow him to host and share his music."
        },
        {
            "projectId": "10599012654f907093714e9",
            "projectName": "Nurbell Studio",
            "startDate": "April 15th, 2012",
            "finishedDate": "April 19th, 2012",
            "createdFor": "Nurbell LLC",
            "contributors": "Mike Grigsby",
            "projectDesc": "This is the page you are currently looking at. This is the official Nurbell homepage. Complete with a frontend and a backend."
        }
    ],
    "Screenshots": [
        {
            "screenshotURI": "http://nurbell.com/vd/1.0/images/project-data/kevo.png"
        },
        {
            "screenshotURI": "http://nurbell.com/vd/1.0/images/project-data/nurbell.png"
        }
    ]
}

Answer 1

I’m not sure what your asking here. I think you should take a look at javascript namespacing. That way you can create a property in your object (or namespace) and put the json result in that property.

something like this:

 var myProjects = {
     projects: null,

     getProjects: function() {
           // do the ajax thing with something like
           myProjects.projects = data.projects;
     },

     placeProjects: function() {
           if (myProjects.projects == null) myProjects.getProjects();
           $.each(myProjects.projects, function(i,e){
                //place project content
           }
     },
 }

 // define the click event
 $("#projects").click(myProjects.placeProjects());

The data will be stored until you delete it or reload the page. You can see this object in the DOM inspector in your firebug. Hope that helps

EDIT :

I’ve implemented the idea in this jsFiddle http://jsfiddle.net/BTbJu/5
Run it, click on the text int the Div to load the first project. Keep clicking to rotate.