xml/http request

[Yann]

I have created the code to populate the content using http request. I am using dwr so I am not sure all my code can be re-used but the principles should be the same.
I modified wick.js to call function on the page if the collection requested (a variable) has not been defined yet.
function processSmartInput(inputBox) {
    if ( lastCollectionName != null && inputBox.getAttribute( "dataSrc" ) != null  && inputBox.getAttribute( "dataSrc" ).length > 0 && lastCollectionName != inputBox.getAttribute( "dataSrc" ) ) {
        try {
            updateCollection( eval( inputBox.getAttribute( "dataSrc" ) ) );
        }
        catch ( exception ) {
            retrieveCollection( inputBox.getAttribute( "dataSrc" ) );
            collection = null;
        }
    }
    else if ( lastCollectionName == null && inputBox.getAttribute( "dataSrc" ) != null && inputBox.getAttribute( "dataSrc" ).length > 0  ) {
        try {
            updateCollection( eval( inputBox.getAttribute( "dataSrc" ) ) );
        }
        catch ( exception ) {
            retrieveCollection( inputBox.getAttribute( "dataSrc" ) );
            collection = null;
        }
    }
    if ( collection != null ) {
        lastCollectionName = inputBox.getAttribute( "dataSrc" );
...

here is the code I have on my client.
function retrieveCollection( tagName ) {
    eval( tagName + ' = new Array()' );
    ClientService.getTagValues( collectionRetrieved, tagName );
}
collectionRetrieved is the callback method:
function collectionRetrieved( tagNameValues ) {
    var tagValues = tagNameValues.tagValues;
    if ( tagValues != null && tagValues.length > 0 ) {
    var valuesArray = "[";
    for ( var i = 0; i < tagValues.length; i++ ) {
        if ( i > 0 ) valuesArray += ", ";
        valuesArray += "'" + tagValues[i] + "'";
    }
    valuesArray += "];";
    eval( tagNameValues.tagName + " = " + valuesArray );
    if ( focusedElement != null && focusedElement.getAttribute( "dataSrc" ) != null && focusedElement.getAttribute( "dataSrc" ) == tagNameValues.tagName ) {
        processSmartInput( focusedElement );
    }
    }
}
my code is slightly more complicated because the drop down list is dependent on a preciously entered value. But all you really need to do is update the dataSrc attribute to reflect which collection to retrieve.

I use the handleFocus and handleBlur to check which element in the form has focus and whether it is expecting a drop-down of the type that has just been retrieved.

If anybody is interested, I can send the full code.

Yann

[Dusan Pavlica]

Hi Yann,
I am really interested in the full code.
Would you be so kind to sent it to me please?