Tag: javascript

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JavaScript: A Simple Function to Return a Sorted and Unique Array

October 28, 2012

by Craig Lotter

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I came across this useful little JavaScript code snippet which given a simple input array, will both sort it and ensure that it contains unique...

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How to Use Percentage Sizes for Your FancyBox

October 13, 2012

by Craig Lotter

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I’m a huge fan of the jQuery-driven FancyBox and make use of it in just about all of my web development work. This is a...

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How to Refresh a DataTable without Losing Your Current Page or Ordering

May 28, 2012

by Craig Lotter

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DataTables is a fantastic plug-in for the jQuery Javascript library that I use for pretty much all my web development projects. It is a highly...

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How to create a Variable Length String of Random Characters using JavaScript

May 4, 2012

by Craig Lotter

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Generating random strings is always necessary when working with things like voucher or password generation, and so today’s quick JavaScript function looks at returning a...

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Using a jQuery selector on an ID containing a Pipe (|) Character

February 24, 2012

by Craig Lotter

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I’m quite fond of using the pipe (|) character in tag, id and name properties because it just seems visually such a great delimiter to...

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JavaScript: How to Implode (Flatten) an Array into a String

February 17, 2012

by Craig Lotter

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Coming from PHP, I’m well versed in using the handy implode function to flatten an array into a string, specifying the delimiter character to be...

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JavaScript: How to Explode a String into an Array

February 13, 2012

by Craig Lotter

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Coming from PHP, I’m well versed in using the handy explode function to force a string into an array, using a specified delimiter character to...

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Jquery: How to Set the Selected Radio Button via a Script

February 10, 2012

by Craig Lotter

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If you develop websites and work with JavaScript, but have never heard of jQuery before, then it is probably best that you start reading up...

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Javascript: How to Force a Page Reload and Jump to a Specified Anchor Name in the Process

January 30, 2012

by Craig Lotter

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Anchor names are a great little browser extra that allows you to quickly jump to different sections on a web page courtesy of a handy...

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JavaScript: Grab a part of a String with the Substring Function!

December 14, 2011

by Craig Lotter

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Considering I work with PHP day in and day out, it is no wonder that I completely forgot that JavaScript also comes up with its...

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