jQuery, how to capture when text input has changed as a result of another event
Question
I have a text input that is updated as a result of a button event. I would like to detect when the value in the text input has changed. See the example below:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#text').bind("input change paste", function(){
console.log("text changed");
// do something
});
$('#click').click (function(){
$('#text').val('something');
});
});
</script>
<body>
<input id='text' type='text'>
<input id='click' type='button' value='click'>
</body>
Later on, that button will trigger a calender so the user select a date/time which will update the text input. Since the calender is part of a library we I don't want to change it. I would like to detect when the text field gets a new value.
thanks!
2 answers
solution1
3 2013-08-22 21:21:44
solution2
2 ACCPTED 2013-08-22 22:25:08
Since the date/time picker library you are using doesn't raise any sort of change or input event, the only way to reliable tell if the value has changed is to watch with a timer and raise the change event yourself. The following is one way to do this:
// check for changes every 100 ms
setInterval(function() {
var lastVal = $('#text').data('last-value');
if (typeof lastVal === 'undefined') {
lastVal = $('#text').val();
$('#text').data('last-value', lastVal);
}
if (lastVal !== $('#text').val()) {
$('#text').change(); // trigger the change event
}
}, 100);
// setup your change handler
$('#text').on("input change paste", function() {
// before doing anything else, set the last-value data property
$('#text').data('last-value', $('#text').val());
// do something ...
console.log('changed!');
});
// now programmitically updating the $('#text') element will result
// in your change handler being triggered
$('#click').click (function(){
$('#text').val('something');
});
The technical post webpages of this site follow the CC BY-SA 4.0 protocol. If you need to reprint, please indicate the site URL or the original address.Any question please contact:yoyou2525@163.com.