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Shira Lotan
3,040 PointsCan't "catch" an element
I have an input:checkbox element on my project and I want to do this: /Toggle input true or false*/ $("#toggleinp").on("change", () => { if ($(this).is(':checked')) { $(this).attr('value', 'true'); } else { $(this).attr('value', 'false'); } })
but when I'm checking on the debugger, it automatically entering this once refreshing the page. Also, nothing happened when I'm checking the box. The input field automatically created by an ajax that upload the main home page:
$("#coinsDiv").append(<div class="card" style="width: 18rem;">
<div class="card-body">
<h5 class="card-title">${resualt[i].name} - ${resualt[i].symbol}</h5>
<label class="switch">
<input type="checkbox" id="toggleinp">
<span class="slider round"></span>
<button href="#" class="btn btn-primary collapsible ${resualt[i].id}" data-toggle="collapse">More Info</button>
<div class="content">
<p class="${resualt[i].id}"></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>);
1 Answer
Steven Parker
243,266 PointsWhen you say "The input field automatically created by an ajax", I assume you mean that the field is created after the JavaScript runs. If so, the event listener would not have been attached to the checkbox since the ID ("#toggleinp") was not present in the document at that time.
To make the handler work you would either need to set it up after the element was fully loaded, or you could establish a delegated handler on an element that already exists and will be a parent of the loaded control.