Tuesday, May 17, 2011

30 useful jQuery tips, tricks & solutions

1. Disable right-click

Disable right-click contextual menu.

$(document).ready(function(){
     $(document).bind("contextmenu",function(e){   
          return false;   
     });   
});


2. Disappearing search field text

Hide when clicked in the search field, the value.(example can be found below in the comment fields)

$(document).ready(function() {
$("input.text1").val("Enter your search text here");
   textFill($('input.text1'));
});

function textFill(input){ //input focus text function
     var originalvalue = input.val();
     input.focus( function(){
          if( $.trim(input.val()) == originalvalue ){ input.val(''); }
     });
     input.blur( function(){
          if( $.trim(input.val()) == '' ){ input.val(originalvalue); }
     });
}

3. Opening links in a new window

XHTML 1.0 Strict doesn’t allow this attribute in the code, so use this to keep the code valid.

$(document).ready(function() {
   //Example 1: Every link will open in a new window
   $('a[href^="http://"]').attr("target", "_blank");

   //Example 2: Links with the rel="external" attribute will only open in a new window
   $('a[@rel$='external']').click(function(){
      this.target = "_blank";
   });
});
// how to use
<a href="http://www.opensourcehunter.com" rel="external">open link</a>

4. Detect browser

Change/add something for a certain browser.
Notice: As of jQuery 1.4, the $.browser variable is replaced by $.support.

$(document).ready(function() {
// Target Firefox 2 and above
if ($.browser.mozilla && $.browser.version >= "1.8" ){
    // do something
}

// Target Safari
if( $.browser.safari ){
    // do something
}

// Target Chrome
if( $.browser.chrome){
    // do something
}

// Target Camino
if( $.browser.camino){
    // do something
}

// Target Opera
if( $.browser.opera){
    // do something
}

// Target IE6 and below
if ($.browser.msie && $.browser.version <= 6 ){
    // do something
}

// Target anything above IE6
if ($.browser.msie && $.browser.version > 6){
    // do something
}
});


5. Preloading images

This piece of code will prevent the loading of all images, which can be useful if you have a site with lots of images.

$(document).ready(function() {
jQuery.preloadImages = function()
{
for(var i = 0; i<arguments.length; i++)="" {="" jquery(="">   <img>").attr("src", arguments[i]);
  }
}
// how to use
$.preloadImages("image1.jpg");
});
</arguments.length;>

6. CSS Styleswitcher

Switch between different styles?

$(document).ready(function() {
    $("a.Styleswitcher").click(function() {
        //swicth the LINK REL attribute with the value in A REL attribute
        $('link[rel=stylesheet]').attr('href' , $(this).attr('rel'));
    });
// how to use
// place this in your header
<link rel="stylesheet" href="default.css" type="text/css">
// the links
<a href="#" class="Styleswitcher" rel="default.css">Default Theme</a>
<a href="#" class="Styleswitcher" rel="red.css">Red Theme</a>
<a href="#" class="Styleswitcher" rel="blue.css">Blue Theme</a>
});




7. Columns of equal height

If you are using two CSS columns, use this to make them exactly the same height.

$(document).ready(function() {
function equalHeight(group) {
    tallest = 0;
    group.each(function() {
        thisHeight = $(this).height();
        if(thisHeight > tallest) {
            tallest = thisHeight;
        }
    });
    group.height(tallest);
}
// how to use
$(document).ready(function() {
    equalHeight($(".left"));
    equalHeight($(".right"));
});
});



8. Font resizing

Want to let the users change there font size?

$(document).ready(function() {
  // Reset the font size(back to default)
  var originalFontSize = $('html').css('font-size');
    $(".resetFont").click(function(){
    $('html').css('font-size', originalFontSize);
  });
  // Increase the font size(bigger font0
  $(".increaseFont").click(function(){
    var currentFontSize = $('html').css('font-size');
    var currentFontSizeNum = parseFloat(currentFontSize, 10);
    var newFontSize = currentFontSizeNum*1.2;
    $('html').css('font-size', newFontSize);
    return false;
  });
  // Decrease the font size(smaller font)
  $(".decreaseFont").click(function(){
    var currentFontSize = $('html').css('font-size');
    var currentFontSizeNum = parseFloat(currentFontSize, 10);
    var newFontSize = currentFontSizeNum*0.8;
    $('html').css('font-size', newFontSize);
    return false;
  });
});

9. Smooth(animated) page scroll

For a smooth(animated) ride back to the top(or any location).




$(document).ready(function() {
$('a[href*=#]').click(function() {
 if (location.pathname.replace(/^\//,'') == this.pathname.replace(/^\//,'')
 && location.hostname == this.hostname) {
   var $target = $(this.hash);
   $target = $target.length && $target
   || $('[name=' + this.hash.slice(1) +']');
   if ($target.length) {
  var targetOffset = $target.offset().top;
  $('html,body')
  .animate({scrollTop: targetOffset}, 900);
    return false;
   }
  }
  });
// how to use
// place this where you want to scroll to
<a name="top"></a>
// the link
<a href="#top">go to top</a>
});

11. Get the mouse cursor x and y axis

Want to know where your mouse cursor is?

$(document).ready(function() {
   $().mousemove(function(e){
     //display the x and y axis values inside the div with the id XY
    $('#XY').html("X Axis : " + e.pageX + " | Y Axis " + e.pageY);
  });
// how to use
<div id="XY"></div>

});

12. Verify if an Element is empty

This will allow you to check if an element is empty.

$(document).ready(function() {
  if ($('#id').html()) {
   // do something
   }
});

13. Replace a element

Want to replace a div, or something else?

$(document).ready(function() {
   $('#id').replaceWith('
<div>I have been replaced</div>

');
});


14. jQuery timer callback functions

Want to delay something?

$(document).ready(function() {
   window.setTimeout(function() {
     // do something
   }, 1000);
});

15. Remove a word

Want to remove a certain word(s)?

$(document).ready(function() {
   var el = $('#id');
   el.html(el.html().replace(/word/ig, ""));
});

16. Verify that an element exists in jQuery

Simply test with the .length property if the element exists.

$(document).ready(function() {
   if ($('#id').length) {
  // do something
  }
});

17. Make the entire DIV clickable

Want to make the complete div clickable?

$(document).ready(function() {
    $("div").click(function(){
      //get the url from href attribute and launch the url
      window.location=$(this).find("a").attr("href"); return false;
    });
// how to use
<div><a href="index.html">home</a></div>

});

18. Switch between classes or id’s when resizing the window.

Want to switch between a class or id, when resizing the window?

$(document).ready(function() {
   function checkWindowSize() {
    if ( $(window).width() > 1200 ) {
        $('body').addClass('large');
    }
    else {
        $('body').removeClass('large');
    }
   }
$(window).resize(checkWindowSize);
});

19. Clone a object

Clone a div or an other element.

$(document).ready(function() {
   var cloned = $('#id').clone();
// how to use
<div id="id"></div>

});

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