/jquery.waituntilexists.js Secret
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jQuery plugin which runs handler function once specified element is inserted into the DOM
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(function ($) { | |
/** | |
* @function | |
* @property {object} jQuery plugin which runs handler function once specified element is inserted into the DOM | |
* @param {function} handler A function to execute at the time when the element is inserted | |
* @param {bool} shouldRunHandlerOnce Optional: if true, handler is unbound after its first invocation | |
* @example $(selector).waitUntilExists(function); | |
*/ | |
$.fn.waitUntilExists = function (handler, shouldRunHandlerOnce, isChild) { | |
var found = 'found'; | |
var $this = $(this.selector); | |
var $elements = $this.not(function () { return $(this).data(found); }).each(handler).data(found, true); | |
if (!isChild) | |
{ | |
(window.waitUntilExists_Intervals = window.waitUntilExists_Intervals || {})[this.selector] = | |
window.setInterval(function () { $this.waitUntilExists(handler, shouldRunHandlerOnce, true); }, 500) | |
; | |
} | |
else if (shouldRunHandlerOnce && $elements.length) | |
{ | |
window.clearInterval(window.waitUntilExists_Intervals[this.selector]); | |
} | |
return $this; | |
} | |
}(jQuery)); |
Thank you so much! That's perfect!
Exactly what I'm looking for.
Just had to stop by and say Thanks man, this is the only plugin that worked for me, nice clean, simple.. Good work
This is not working anymore in Jquery3, because the .selector function was removed.
Any suggestion for Rails 5?
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I love you. Not a pretty fix in my case but it does the trick.