want xpath result by casperjs - xpath

I just try to echo all HTML of google result to standout. but I got the ten time 'undefined' only.
undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefined
below is my code, what is wrong?
casper.then(
function(){
this.echo(
this.evaluate(function(){
var returnHTML="";
var elementsResult=__utils__.getElementsByXPath("id('ires')/ol/li");
for (ele in elementsResult){
returnHTML=returnHTML + ele.outerHTML;
}
return returnHTML;
}));
}
);

What exactly are you trying to do? You could get the HTML of the results simply with return document.getElementById('ires').innerHTML;.

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casperjs evaluate function returns invalid value

I'm now using casperjs for web crawling. Almost everything is good, but I faced some trouble. First, my code is like below.
casper.start().each(SOME_URLS, function(self, URL) {
self.thenOpen(URL, function() {
self.then(function() {
var getDatas = function() {
var title = $('SOME_SELECTOR').map(function() {
return $(this).text();
}).get();
return {
title: title
};
}
data = self.evaluate(getDatas);
console.log(JSON.stringify(data));
});
});
}).run();
I want to get some data from webpage to 'data' variable. Sometimes data is perfectly good(on console.log), but sometimes, data is empty!
Why this happening? What did I wrong?
The problem is you cant call casper.start more than once. Your loop needs to inside the casper.start function or inside a casper.then
See this excellent SO answer to help you do this.
Basically only call casper.start once and place your loop inside a casper.then

Using XPath with CasperJS QuerySelectorAll not working

For some reason when I try running the following code:
var casper = require('casper').create();
var x = require('casper').selectXPath;
var links = [];
casper.start('http://www.website.com');
function getLinks() {
var links = document.querySelectorAll(x('//*[#id="horizontalList"]/li[#class="paddingRight6"]/a');
return Array.prototype.map.call(links, function(e) {
return e.getAttribute('href')
});
}
casper.then(function() {
links = this.evaluate(getLinks);
this.echo(links);
}
casper.run();
Returns a null object, but when I use the very same xpath selector in conjunction with the thenClick method, everything works fine and the url changes. Why on earth is that?
So, it turns out that the querySelectorAll method doesn't actually support XPath. In fact it doesn't come from casperjs at all, and is supported by the browser, which is why it accepts CSS3 selectors, and not XPath. It was tough for me to figure that out so I figured I would put this up in case anyone else had this problem. You have to use CSS3 selectors for this within casperjs so the line:
var links = document.querySelectorAll(x('//*[#id="horizontalList"]/li[#class="paddingRight6"]/a');
Needs to be changed to:
var links = document.querySelectorAll('ul#horizontalList li.paddingRight6 a');
Happy hacking
The below function works for me with Xpath.
function getLinks() {
var links =__utils__.getElementsByXPath('//*[#id="horizontalList"]/li[#class="paddingRight6"]/a');
return Array.prototype.map.call(links, function(e) {
return e.getAttribute('href');
});
}

JQuery - Iterating JSON Response

The Story So far....
Trying to learn JS and JQuery and i thought i would start with the basics and try alittle AJAX "search as you type" magic. Firstly i just wanted to get the AJAX part right and iterating through the return JSON object and appending it to a unordered list. Im doing no validation on the inputted value vs. the returned JSON results at this time, i just want a controlled way of when to do the AJAX getJSON call. Later i will do the validation once i get this right.
Anyways im having trouble displaying the Account Numbers in in the ul. At the moment the only thing that is being displayed is AccountNumber in the li and not my ACCOUNT NUMBERS
My JS Code is here:
http://jsfiddle.net/garfbradaz/HBYvq/54/
but for ease its here as well:
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#livesearchinput").keydown(function(key) {
$.ajaxSetup({
cache: false
});
$.getJSON(" /gh/get/response.json//garfbradaz/MvcLiveSearch/tree/master/JSFiddleAjaxReponses/", function(JSONData) {
$('<ul>').attr({
id: "live-list"
}).appendTo('div#livesearchesults');
$.each(JSONData, function(i, item) {
var li = $('<li>').append(i).appendTo('ul#live-list');
//debugger;
});
});
});
});​
My JSON file is hosted on github, but again for ease, here it is:
https://github.com/garfbradaz/MvcLiveSearch/blob/master/JSFiddleAjaxReponses/demo.response.json
{
"AccountNumber": [
1000014,
1015454,
1000013,
1000012,
12
]
}
Also here is my Fiddler results proving my JSON object is being returned.
EDIT:
There were so queries about what i was trying to achieve, so here it goes:
Learn JQuery
To build a "Search as you Type" input box. Firstly i wanted to get the AJAX part right first, then i was going to build an MVC3 (ASP.NET) Application that utilises this functionality, plus tidy up the JQuery code which includes validation for the input vs. the returned JSON.
Cheesos answer below worked for me and the JSFiddle can be found here:
http://jsfiddle.net/garfbradaz/JYdTU/
First, I think keydown is probably the wrong time to do the json call, or at least... it's wrong to do a json call with every keydown. That's too many calls. If I type "hello" in the input box, within about .8 seconds, then there are 5 json requests and responses.
But you could make it so that it retrieves the json only the first time through, using a flag.
Something like this:
$(document).ready(function() {
var $input = $("#livesearchinput"), filled = false;
$.ajaxSetup({ cache: false });
$input.keydown(function(key) {
if (!filled) {
filled = true;
$.getJSON("json101.js", function(JSONData) {
var $ul =
$('<ul>')
.attr({id: "live-list"})
.appendTo('div#livesearchesults');
$.each(JSONData, function(i, item) {
$.each(item, function(j, val) {
$('<li>').append(val).appendTo($ul);
});
});
});
}
});
});
The key thing there is I've used an inner $.each().
The outer $.each() is probably unnecessary. The JSON you receive has exactly one element in the object - "AccountNumber", which is an array. So you don't need to iterate over all the items in the object.
That might look like this:
$.each(JSONData.AccountNumber, function(i, item) {
$('<li>').append(item).appendTo($ul);
});
What you probably want is this:
$.each(JSONData.AccountNumber, function(i, item) {
var li = $('<li>').append(item).appendTo('ul#live-list');
});
Your code:
$.each(JSONData, function(i, item) {
var li = $('<li>').append(i).appendTo('ul#live-list');
});
Says "iterate over the keys and values of the outer JSON structure, and print the keys". The first key is "AccountNumber", so you end up printing that.
What you want to do is iterate over the array stored at JSONData.AccountNumber, and print the values:
$.each(JSONData.AccountNumber, function() {
var li = $('<li>').append(this).appendTo('ul#live-list');
});

jQuery stops working after ajax request that adds fields to a form in Drupal 7

I don't think this is a Drupal-specific question, but more of a general jquery/ajax issue:
Basically, I'm trying to use javascript to add up form fields and display the result in a "subtotal" field within the same form. Everything is working fine until i click the option to add another field (via ajax), which then changes my "subtotal" field to zero, and won't work again until I remove the field.
Here is the function that adds up the fields:
function calculateInvoiceFields(){
var total = 0;
var rate = 0;
var quantity = 0;
var i = 0;
var $ = jQuery;
$("#field-aminvoice-data-values tr").each(function(){
// quantity field number
quantity = $("#edit-field-aminvoice-data-und-"+i+"-field-aminvoice-quantity-und-0-value").val();
// rate field as number
rate = $("#edit-field-aminvoice-data-und-"+i+"-field-aminvoice-rate-und-0-value").val();
if(!isNaN(quantity) && !isNaN(rate)){
total += quantity*rate;
}
i++;
});
return total;
}
And here are the functions that get fired for .ready and .live:
jQuery(document).ready(function(){
var $ = jQuery;
$(".field-type-commerce-price input").val(calculateInvoiceFields());
});
jQuery(function(){
var $ = jQuery;
$(".form-text").live('change', function(){
$(".field-type-commerce-price input").val(calculateInvoiceFields());
});
});
Any ideas would be a big help. Thanks in advance!
I recommend using 'on' for any binding statement. and 'off' for unbinding.
The reason it doesn't work after an AJAX call, is because you need to be watching for that element to be added to the DOM, and an event attached to it after it gets loaded. If you load a new element in, and there is nothing watching for it, it won't add the event watch to that new DOM element.
As below:
function calculateInvoiceFields(){
/*..*/
return total;
}
$(document).ready(function(){
$(".field-type-commerce-price input").val(calculateInvoiceFields());
$("body").on('change', ".form-text", function(){
$(".field-type-commerce-price input").val(calculateInvoiceFields());
});
});
usually it stops working when an error has been thrown. did you check out your javascript console (firefox firebug, or built in for chrome) for any indication of an error?

Ajax Broken in Browsers works in Android

I can run this code in Android app (using PhoneGap adn jQuery Mobile) but not on desktop browsers.
It gives me a syntax error in firebug for this line =
var TicketList = eval("(" + ajax.responseText + ")");
Here is the code
// JScript source code
// ran on body load
function doJsStuff()
{
var ajax = AJAX();
ajax.onreadystatechange = function () {
if (ajax.readyState == 4) {
var TicketList = eval("(" + ajax.responseText + ")");
if (TicketList.ListCount > 0) {
document.getElementById("opencount").innerHTML = TicketList.ListCount +" Open Tickets";
for (Ticket in TicketList.Tickets) {
// add stuff to DOM
//AddTicketToList(TicketList.Tickets[Ticket]);
}
}
else {
document.getElementById("opencount").innerHTML = "All Tickets Reviewed";
DisplayNoresults();
}
}
}
ajax.open("GET", "http://website.com/ListTicketsRequest.ashx?PageNumber=1&PageSize=1&Status=Open", true);
ajax.send(null);
//document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
//event to check for PhoneGap
//$('ul').listview('refresh');
$('#mtickets').page();
//showVars();
}
function AJAX()
{
var xmlHttp;
try
{
xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
}
catch (e)
{
}
return xmlHttp;
}
**TicketList is a variable in the JSon that comes across like this=
{"Tickets" : [{"TicketID": "1054","Category": "N/A","SubmittedUserID": "bob.thebuilder","ShortDescription": "test question QID:16668","CreationDate": "2/16/2011 12:24:19 PM","TicketStatus": "Open","LongDescription": "Something is wrong with this question I know I hve the right answer but it keeps telling me I'm wrong"},{"TicketID": "1053","Category": "Mission Support","SubmittedUserID": "dave","ShortDescription": "Make courseware revisions","CreationDate": "2/16/2011 9:34:48 AM","TicketStatus": "Open","LongDescription": "Find help tickets generated by users for possible courseware update."}], "PageCount": "6", "ListCount": "11"}
Note about PhoneGap If you are trying to include phoengap functions in a place where the code may also be executed on in a browser make sure you only add the phone gap function with on "deviceready" or your browser will not render. Example:
function onload(){
//event to check for PhoneGap
document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, true);
}
...
function onDeviceReady()
{
// Now PhoneGap API ready
vibrate(90); // vib to ack pg ready
$("a").click(function(event){
vibrate(30); // add 30 sec vib to all links
});
}
My immediate response would be to use jQuery's getJSON method, since you're aready using jQuery. jQuery's AJAX provides a much broader base of browser compatibility. Also, every time you use eval(), a small baby somewhere cries.
var url = "http://website.com/ListTicketsRequest.ashx?PageNumber=1&PageSize=1&Status=Open";
$.getJSON(url ,function(TicketList){
if (TicketList.ListCount > 0) {
$("#opencount").html(TicketList.ListCount +" Open Tickets");
for (Ticket in TicketList.Tickets) {
...
}
} else {
$("#opencount").html("All Tickets Reviewed");
DisplayNoresults();
}
});
If this still doesn't work for you, ensure that the JSON being returned is valid. But please stick to this method, and don't use eval!!
SIMPLIFIED UPDATE
var url = "http://website.com/ListTicketsRequest.ashx?PageNumber=1&PageSize=1&Status=Open";
$.getJSON(url ,function(AnyNameYouWant){
alert(AnyNameYouWant.ListCount + " Open Tickets");
});
UPDATE USING 'DATA'
If your url becomes too long, you might begin to encounter problems. It is suggested to pass the url data via the data argument.
var url = "http://website.com/ListTicketsRequest.ashx";
var data = "PageNumber=1&PageSize=1&Status=Open";
$.getJSON(url, data, function(AnyNameYouWant){
alert(AnyNameYouWant.ListCount + " Open Tickets");
});
Looking at your code, it seems likely to me that the syntax error isn't in the code you posted, but instead is contained in the JSON object you're evaluating in ajax.responseText. Take a look at the data being returned by the AJAX request. Is it valid Javascript? Does the page you're calling return something different to desktop browsers vs mobile? Is there an error message where the JSON code should be?
Another possibility: Is your app running on website.com? If not, Firefox is probably blocking the XMLHttpRequest from functioning properly. Firefox 3 and below block cross-site AJAX requests. Firefox 3.5 seems to allow some exceptions.

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