Reasons to call a JS func using JQuery

[steve4king]

FYI, I'm a complete newb when it comes to JQuery, and pretty new to LAMP dev in general.. so please.. be gentle haha.

I'm updating a web application built on LAMP using PHP, JS, JQuery, Backbone.js, and Yii.

I have a series of buttons(php widget) which call javascript functions.

Some of these call the JS function directly using an onclick property, some do this using just their id to call a jQuery:

//somefile.php
$this->widget('application.components.buttonGroup.MyButtonGroup', array(
            'items' => array(
                array(
                    'type' => "button",
                    'htmlOptions' => array(
                        'onClick' => 'javascript:csv();',
                    )
                ),
                array(
                    'type' => 'button',
                    'htmlOptions' => array(
                        'id' => 'exportPdf',
                    )
                )
            ),
            'htmlOptions' => array()
        ));

//somefile.js
$('#runReport').live('click', function () {
    "use strict";
    //do stuff
});
function csv() {
    "use strict";
    //do stuff
}

Does the JQuery call expose properties that the direct JS call does not?

Thanks,


-Stephen

 

[vacunita]

jquery is a library created from JS to provide easier manipulaton of the DOM. As such, and like with any framework, jquery has methods and implementations not natively available in JS, but that were built using JS.

So to answer the question, jquery provides access to methods JS does not have directly.

Object properties should remain the same as those are defined by the HTML specification for the elements.



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[jpadie]

why is this a php question?

 

[vacunita]

why is this a php question?

Good point.

For further JS and jQuery questions: forum216


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[steve4king]

<shrug> It's being called from PHP.. and I wasn't sure if there were implications relating to PHP object scope and availability.
Thanks!

-Stephen