Overriding jQuery/JavaScript functions using closures 27 February 2010 novogeek (0) Function overriding is an important feature in any programming language. In advanced languages like .NET, Java, it can be accomplished easily through a set of key words. But this is not the same in JavaScript and this is where closures come to your rescue. This article is not something new. Infact... [More]
Scope problems with JavaScript setInterval & setTimeout? Use closures! 08 February 2010 NovoGeek (1) This article gives explains scope problems faced with JavaScript setTimeout & setInterval and provides solution by using closures. [More]
Check for unsaved data on your web forms using jQuery 31 January 2010 NovoGeek (2) One of the most important Usability requirements in business applications is, to periodically inform the users when there is any unsaved data on their web pages. This can be seen in email apps like Live mail/Gmail (compose a new mail and try to navigate to Inbox, without saving or sending the mail. ... [More]
jQuery event delegation - Adding/removing markup dynamically 01 January 2010 NovoGeek (0) First of all, my Happy New Year wishes to all netizens! As you journey through 2010, leave a trail of hardwork, innovation, passion and excellence... Coming to the topic, in web apps, most of the times, we would require adding and removing controls to a web page dynamically. E.g.,adding &q... [More]
Handling AJAX exceptions of ASP.NET using jQuery 13 December 2009 NovoGeek (1) Exception handling is an important feature in any business application. In simple words, it is all about catching ugly errors thrown by server and displaying them in a user friendly manner to the end user. (Of course, logging exceptions/notifications etc may also be a part of exception handling. ) ... [More]
Client side localization in ASP.NET using jQuery 30 November 2009 novogeek (0) Localization is a very important feature required in medium-large scale business applications. As always, ASP.NET makes developers life easy by providing inbuilt localization mechanism. Using resource files, all the elements in a web page can be localized. However, if you are building a rich clien... [More]
Love JavaScript design patterns, love your jQuery code even more! 29 October 2009 NovoGeek (2) The goal of this article is to educate budding jQuery developers (who do not have much exposure to JavaScript), to write clean, readable, maintainable code. This is in fact, a pointer to articles written by several JavaScript gurus. For a jQuery developer, who does not have good expertise ... [More]
jQuery UI AJAX Tabs – few hiccups & resolutions 21 October 2009 NovoGeek (0) Developers who have tried jQuery UI Tabs plugin might have tried AJAX mode, which is really useful in meeting several requirements. The documentation clearly explains how to start using AJAX tabs. However, there would be few hiccups if the plugin is not clearly understood. Below are some of th... [More]
Using jQuery cluetip plugin for validation callouts. 19 September 2009 NovoGeek (0) Displaying validation messages using callouts is a good way of educating the user on what has to be filled on the form. ASP.NET AJAX's Validator callout does a good job in this aspect. But how about implementing the same using jQuery? I was googling for this and quickly came across jQu... [More]
Configuring jqGrid 3.5 to work with ASP.NET web forms and JSON 22 August 2009 NovoGeek (1) This article explains the basic configuration needed to use jqGrid in ASP.NET web forms with JSON data. [More]