Question

I have this click listener and for some reason it’s not triggering in IE8 or Firefox:

console.log("listener attached");

jQuery(".ui-button-text").click(function() {

        console.log("this should have triggered");

        var ajaxUrl = '/ajax.php?popup=true';

        var dataString = "param="+param+"&param2="+param2;

        // contruct the ajax request
        jQuery.ajax({
            url: ajaxUrl, 
            dataType: 'json', 
            data: dataString, 
            beforeSend: function() {
                jQuery(".ui-button-text").html("Saving...");
            },
            complete: function() {
                jQuery(".ui-dialog-content").dialog("close");
            },
            success:function(response){

            } 
        });   

    });

So I can see the “listener attached” in the console, but I don’t see the click trigger, this works in chrome, what am I doing wrong here?

Thanks!

UPDATE: I have tried using live(“click”, function()… instead but it’s not triggering

UPDATE: So another Update, I should mention that the content of this dialog is acquired through a separate page. It’s loaded with AJAX, this dynamically loaded content contains this click listener.

UPDATE: Here is the code that loads the content, please be aware I didn’t actually write this piece of code, so I don’t fully understand why its done the way it’s done here:

        <!-- START OF NEW WINDOW POPUP -->
        jQuery('.option_window').click(function(){
            var url = jQuery(this).attr('href');
            var title = jQuery(this).attr('title');
            jQuery('<div />').dialog(
            {
                autoOpen: false,
                width: 720,
                title: "Manage Code",
                modal: true,
                buttons:{ 
                    "Save and Return":function() {
                        var self = this;

                        var popupForm = jQuery("form.submit_on_close");
                        //if( jQuery("form.submit_on_close").attr('action') != '#' || jQuery("form.submit_on_close").attr('action') != '') {
                        if(popupForm.attr('action') != '#' || popupForm.attr('action') != '') {
                            jQuery.ajax({
                                  url: jQuery("form.submit_on_close").attr('action'),
                                  dataType: 'json',
                                  data: jQuery("form.submit_on_close").serialize(),
                                  success: function(data) {     
                                        data = eval(data);
                                        if(data.resp == "success") { 
                                            var obj = jQuery('#repl_activation_row');
                                            obj.unbind('mouseover');
                                            if( data.property_code > 0) {
                                                if( obj.hasClass('codeoff') ) {
                                                    obj.removeClass('codeoff').addClass('codeon');
                                                }
                                            } else {

                                                if( obj.hasClass('codeon') ) {
                                                    obj.removeClass('codeon').addClass('codeoff');
                                                }

                                            }
                                        }
                                        jQuery(self).dialog('close');
                                    }
                                });
                        }
                        else 
                            jQuery(self).dialog('close');
                    }
                },
                //title:title,
                open: function(event, ui){ 

                    jQuery(".ui-dialog").delay(600).queue(function(n) {
                        var topPos = jQuery(".ui-dialog").offset().top;
                        var finalPos = topPos - (jQuery(".ui-dialog").height() / 3);
                        jQuery(".ui-dialog").css("top", finalPos);
                    n();
                    });



                    var self = this; 
                    jQuery.getJSON(url, {}, function(data){ 
                        jQuery(self).html(data); 
                    });
                },
                close: function(event, ui){ jQuery(this).dialog( "destroy" ); jQuery(this).remove(); }
            }).dialog('open'); 
            return false;
        })
        <!-- END OF NEW WINDOW POPUP -->

And here is the link:

<a href="/popupmanager.php?code=3212&client=4432" class="actions option_window menulink">Manage</a>

Answer 1

Your error is caused by a wrong implementation/assumption of the jQuery UI button() method. The relevant code is shown and explained below (see the bottom of the answer for a fix):

HTML:        <button id="save">Save and Return</button>

JavaScript:  $("#save").button();

The output of this code is as follows:

<button id="save" class="ui-button ... ui-button-text-only" role="button" ..>
    <span class="ui-button-text">Click me</span>
</button>

As you can see, the element with class .ui-button-text is a child of a <button> element.
Now, have a look at this fiddle. In almost every browser, the fiddle shows that no event ever triggers at childs of the <button> element.

Fixing your code

To fix your code, replace jQuery(".ui-button-text").click(function() { by either of the following:

jQuery(".ui-button").click(function() {               // Recommended
jQuery(".ui-button-text").parent().click(function(){  // Alternative method

Check this comparison of the methods (fiddle), and you will see that the error is caused by your wrong implementation/assumption of the jQuery UI plugin.

Links:

• Fiddle: Testing event listeners In most browsers, this fiddle show that event listeners of the button’s child element are not triggered.
• Fiddle: Solution – The comparison of your code, and the patched code