Yes, I'm just wondering if the clever .on method elminiates this, and perhaps it does not. I am finding that if I want to intercept the Submit event, then I have to bindAsEventListener so that I can actually trap the submit event and stop it (then do my own thing with the form and submit to my own custom (Ajax) script.
Karl.. On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 2:30:34 PM UTC-7, Jason wrote: > > > my interpretation of the documentation is as follows > > if that is inside a class then you might have to use bind to make sure > that "this" still refers to your class instance - vs "this" would refer to > the element the event was fired on > > > Jason Westbrook | T: 313-799-3770 | [email protected] <javascript:> > > > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 1:30 PM, kstubs <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: > >> OK, I have something like this: >> >> this.zz__handleCommentFormSubmit = this.comment_form.on('submit', >> this.__handleCommentFormSubmit); >> >> It is unclear to me, reading from the API, if I must bind or >> bindAsEventListener or leave it as it, the >> method: this.__handleCommentFormSubmit, in the above statement. >> >> Karl.. >> >> FYI.. "this" refers to my class. >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 12:08:31 PM UTC-7, kstubs wrote: >>> >>> OK, I understand what needs to be done, I just need to bind the form >>> submit each time it is created and then destroy it, the form and the >>> handler. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Karl.. >>> >>> On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 10:16:30 AM UTC-7, Jason wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> my suggestion is to setup a function as the event handler and on form >>>> creation add the submit observe - also if you are worried about memory >>>> leaks remove all the child elements of the container on new form creation >>>> >>>> ie >>>> >>>> function handle_submit( event) { >>>> // handle submit action >>>> } >>>> >>>> $("container").childElements()**.invoke("remove"); >>>> var form = new Element("form"); >>>> >>>> form.observe("submit",handle_**submit); >>>> >>>> // add more elements to the form >>>> >>>> $("container").update(form); >>>> >>>> Jason Westbrook | T: 313-799-3770 | [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 6:24 AM, Walter Lee Davis >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 26, 2012, at 5:00 AM, kstubs wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > Does a form submit bubble up to the containing element? >>>>> > I'd like to capture form submit on a container div for a form >>>>> submit. Reason being: I create the form on the fly based on whichever >>>>> child element the user has selected (if any). I'd like to add a form >>>>> submit handler to the container, much like I do for click events, to >>>>> handle >>>>> and setup the form submission one time. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not sure if it does in every browser. You may be able to simulate >>>>> this with synthetic events, using fire() on the form to send out the >>>>> broadcast, and observe() on the DIV to receive. >>>>> >>>>> Walter >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to prototype-s...@googlegroups.**com >>>>> . >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+ >>>>> **[email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>>>> group/prototype-scriptaculous?**hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/prototype-scriptaculous/-/zJ7lmI3W-5UJ. >> >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/prototype-scriptaculous/-/BO6tcIh9qLQJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en.
