I am using the teleriks treeview control (asp mvc extensions), where I may have up to three children nodes, like so (drumroll...... awesome diagram below):
it has its own formatting, looking a bit like this:
<%=
Html.Telerik().TreeView()
.Name("TreeView")
.BindTo(Model, mappings =>
{
mappings.For<Node1>(binding => binding
.ItemDataBound((item, Node1) =>
{
item.Text = Node1.Property1;
item.Value = Node1.ID.ToString();
})
.Children(Node1 => Node1.AssocProperty));
mappings.For<Node2>(binding => binding
.ItemDataBound((item, Node2) =>
{
item.Text = Node2.Property1;
item.Value = Node2.ID.ToString();
})
.Children(Node2 => Node2.AssocProperty));
mappings.For<Node3>(binding => binding
.ItemDataBound((item, Node3) =>
{
item.Text = Node3.Property1;
item.Value = Node3.ID.ToString();
}));
})
%>
which causes it to render like this. I find it unsual that when I set the value it is rendered in a hidden input ? But anyway:...
<li class="t-item">
<div class="t-mid">
<span class="t-icon t-plus"></span>
<span class="t-in">Node 1</span>
<input class="t-input" name="itemValue" type="hidden" value="6" /></div>
<ul class="t-group" style="display:none">
<li class="t-item t-last">
<div class="t-top t-bot">
<span class="t-icon t-plus"></span>
<span class="t-in">Node 1.1</span>
<input class="t-input" name="itemValue" type="hidden" value="207" />
</div>
<ul class="t-group" style="display:none">
<li class="t-item">
<div class="t-top">
<span class="t-in">Node 1.1.1</span>
<input class="t-input" name="itemValue" type="hidden" value="1452" />
</div>
</li>
<li class="t-item t-last">
<div class="t-bot">
<span class="t-in">Node 1.1.2</span>
<input class="t-input" name="itemValue" type="hidden" value="1453" />
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
What I am doing is updating a div after the user clicks on a certain node. But when the user clicks on a node, I want to send the ID not the Node text property. Which means I have to get it out of the value in these type lines <input class="t-input" name="itemValue" type="hidden" value="1453" />, but it can be nested differently each time, so the existing code I ahve doesn't ALWAYS work:
<script type="text/javascript">
function TreeView_onSelect(e) {
//`this` is the DOM element of the treeview
var treeview = $(this).data('tTreeView');
var nodeElement = e.item;
var id = e.item.children[0].children[2].value;
...
</script>
So based on that, what is a better way to get the appropriate id each time with javascript/jquery?
edit:
Sorry to clarify a few things
1) Yes, I am handling clicks to the lis of the tree & want to find the value of the nested hidden input field. As you can see, from the telerik code, setting item.Value = Node2.ID.ToString(); caused it to render in a hidden input field.
I am responding to clicks anywhere in the tree, therefore I cannot use my existing code, which relied on a set relationship (it would work for first nodes (Node 1) not for anything nested below)
What I want is, whenever there is something like this, representing a node, which is then clicked:
<li class="t-item t-last">
<div class="t-bot">
<span class="t-in">Node 1.1.2</span>
<input class="t-input" name="itemValue" type="hidden" value="1453" />
</div>
</li>
I want the ID value out of the input, in this case 1453.
Hope this now makes a lot more sense.
if possible would love to extend this to also store in a variable how nested the element that is clicked is, i.e. if Node 1.1.2 is clicked return 2, Node 1.1 return 1 and node 1 returns 0
I am using the teleriks treeview control (asp mvc extensions), where I may have up to three children nodes, like so (drumroll...... awesome diagram below):
it has its own formatting, looking a bit like this:
<%=
Html.Telerik().TreeView()
.Name("TreeView")
.BindTo(Model, mappings =>
{
mappings.For<Node1>(binding => binding
.ItemDataBound((item, Node1) =>
{
item.Text = Node1.Property1;
item.Value = Node1.ID.ToString();
})
.Children(Node1 => Node1.AssocProperty));
mappings.For<Node2>(binding => binding
.ItemDataBound((item, Node2) =>
{
item.Text = Node2.Property1;
item.Value = Node2.ID.ToString();
})
.Children(Node2 => Node2.AssocProperty));
mappings.For<Node3>(binding => binding
.ItemDataBound((item, Node3) =>
{
item.Text = Node3.Property1;
item.Value = Node3.ID.ToString();
}));
})
%>
which causes it to render like this. I find it unsual that when I set the value it is rendered in a hidden input ? But anyway:...
<li class="t-item">
<div class="t-mid">
<span class="t-icon t-plus"></span>
<span class="t-in">Node 1</span>
<input class="t-input" name="itemValue" type="hidden" value="6" /></div>
<ul class="t-group" style="display:none">
<li class="t-item t-last">
<div class="t-top t-bot">
<span class="t-icon t-plus"></span>
<span class="t-in">Node 1.1</span>
<input class="t-input" name="itemValue" type="hidden" value="207" />
</div>
<ul class="t-group" style="display:none">
<li class="t-item">
<div class="t-top">
<span class="t-in">Node 1.1.1</span>
<input class="t-input" name="itemValue" type="hidden" value="1452" />
</div>
</li>
<li class="t-item t-last">
<div class="t-bot">
<span class="t-in">Node 1.1.2</span>
<input class="t-input" name="itemValue" type="hidden" value="1453" />
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
What I am doing is updating a div after the user clicks on a certain node. But when the user clicks on a node, I want to send the ID not the Node text property. Which means I have to get it out of the value in these type lines <input class="t-input" name="itemValue" type="hidden" value="1453" />, but it can be nested differently each time, so the existing code I ahve doesn't ALWAYS work:
<script type="text/javascript">
function TreeView_onSelect(e) {
//`this` is the DOM element of the treeview
var treeview = $(this).data('tTreeView');
var nodeElement = e.item;
var id = e.item.children[0].children[2].value;
...
</script>
So based on that, what is a better way to get the appropriate id each time with javascript/jquery?
edit:
Sorry to clarify a few things
1) Yes, I am handling clicks to the lis of the tree & want to find the value of the nested hidden input field. As you can see, from the telerik code, setting item.Value = Node2.ID.ToString(); caused it to render in a hidden input field.
I am responding to clicks anywhere in the tree, therefore I cannot use my existing code, which relied on a set relationship (it would work for first nodes (Node 1) not for anything nested below)
What I want is, whenever there is something like this, representing a node, which is then clicked:
<li class="t-item t-last">
<div class="t-bot">
<span class="t-in">Node 1.1.2</span>
<input class="t-input" name="itemValue" type="hidden" value="1453" />
</div>
</li>
I want the ID value out of the input, in this case 1453.
Hope this now makes a lot more sense.
if possible would love to extend this to also store in a variable how nested the element that is clicked is, i.e. if Node 1.1.2 is clicked return 2, Node 1.1 return 1 and node 1 returns 0
Share Improve this question edited Aug 9, 2019 at 3:33 Glorfindel 22.7k13 gold badges90 silver badges119 bronze badges asked Feb 28, 2011 at 5:59 baronbaron 11.2k21 gold badges58 silver badges88 bronze badges 2- I'm having a hard time understanding what exactly you want to return. You say you want the appropriate ID, but what ID specifically are you looking to return. – Seth Commented Feb 28, 2011 at 22:31
- I edited in a solution to your follow-up question in my answer below. – Alconja Commented Mar 1, 2011 at 21:56
3 Answers
Reset to default 3It's a little unclear what you're asking, but based on your snippet of JavaScript, I'm guessing that you're handling clicks to the lis of the tree & want to find the value of the nested hidden field? If so, you want something like this:
function TreeView_onSelect(e) {
var id = $(e.item).find(".t-input:first").val();
}
Edit: In answer to your follow-up question, you should be able to get the tree depth with the following:
var depth = $(e.item).parents(".t-item").length;
In jQuery you can return any form element value using .val();
$(this).val(); // would return value of the 'this' element.
I'm not sure why you are using the same hidden input field name "itemValue", but if you can give a little more clarity about what you are asking I'm sure it's not too difficult.
$('.t-input').live('change',function(){
var ID_in_question=$(this).val();
});