Question

I have a html table(grid) which displays a few records for me.I want it to be editable, i.e user can edit the values and save them on pressing enter.
My table is something like this.I display records dynamically using php.

 <a class="grayBucketBtn noMargin none" id="unpublish" href="#.">Unpublish</a>
 <a class="grayBucketBtn" id="publish" href="#.">Publish</a>
 <a class="grayBucketBtn" id="delete" href="#.">Delete</a>
 <a class="grayBucketBtn" id="modify" href="#.">Modify</a>
<?php while ()//loop through ?>
<tr>  
    <td class="tableRadioBtn"><input type="checkbox" class="checkRowBody" id="checkRowBody" name="check"/></td>
    <td class="tableShape">Round</td>
    <td class="tableCarst">0.30</td>
    <td class="tableColor">j</td>
    <td class="tableClarity">SI1</td>
    <td class="tableDimension">4.35x4.33x2.62mm</td>
    <td class="tableDeptd">60.3%</td>
    <td class="tableTablePer">60.3%</td>
    <td class="tablePolish">Excellent</td>
    <td class="tableSymmetry">Excellent</td>
    <td class="tableCut">Very Good</td>
</tr>
<?php } ?>

Each row(tr) has a check box associated.If I check the check box,I get a edit button.When I click on the edit button,the selected row will turn into editable.
So I want a function on the edit button,

 $("#modify").click(function(){
      //check if only one check box is selected.
      //make it editable.
      //save the content on pressing enter of the edited row.
    });

I went through some questions but did not get a solution as most suggest some plugins which don’t meet my requirements.So,some help would be useful.
Thanks for the time

Answer 1

This should cover turning them from text to inputs and back to text

     $('#modify').click(function(){
  $.each($(".checkRowBody:checked"),function(){
   $.each($(this).parent('td').parent('tr').children('td:not(.tableRadioBtn)'),function() {
     $(this).html('<input type="text" value="'+$(this).text()+'">');
   });
  });
});​​​​​​​​​
    $('input[type="text"]').live('keyup',function(event) {
        if(event.keyCode == '13') { 
            // do $.post() here
        $.each($('input[type="text"]'),function(){
            $(this).parent('td').html($(this).val());
        });
        }
    });

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