 JavaScript Page 4 - Using Unique and Toggle in a TreeView jQuery Hierarchical Navigation System |
| JavaScript Page 4 - Using Unique and Toggle in a TreeView jQuery Hierarchical Navigation System |
Using the toggle parameter to trigger callback functions - JavaScriptThe TreeView jQuery plug-in is a small yet powerful JavaScript application that allows you to build hierarchical navigation systems whose branches can be collapsed and expanded using different animation effects. So if you’re planning to develop a web site that includes a navigation mechanism like this, start reading this series of articles. In it you’ll find a concise guide that will show you how to master the plug-in’s main features, by means of copious hands-on examples. This article is the fourth of six parts.
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As its name clearly suggests, the "toggle" argument permits you to invoke a specified callback function when toggling branches of a given tree. As you may have realized, this can be extremely useful for adding some extra functionality to the tree in question by utilizing plain JavaScript, specific jQuery expressions, and so forth. The code sample below demonstrates a basic usage of the "toggle" option, so I recommend that you pay close attention to it:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title>Example on jQuery TreeView (using the toggle option)</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="jquery.treeview.css" type="text/css" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.treeview.js"></script> <script> // build treeview after web page has been loaded $(document).ready(function(){ $("#menu").treeview({ toggle: function(){ alert('This list has been clicked on!'); } }); }); </script> </head> <body> <ul id="menu"> <li>Link 1 <ul> <li>Sub link 1</li> <li>Sub link 2</li> <li>Sub link 3</li> <li>Sub link 4</li> <li>Sub link 5</li> </ul> </li> <li>Link 2 <ul> <li>Sub link 1</li> <li>Sub link 2</li> <li>Sub link 3</li> <li>Sub link 4</li> <li>Sub link 5</li> </ul> </li> <li>Link 3 <ul> <li>Sub link 1</li> <li>Sub link 2</li> <li>Sub link 3</li> <li>Sub link 4</li> <li>Sub link 5</li> </ul> </li> <li>Link 4 <ul> <li>Sub link 1</li> <li>Sub link 2</li> <li>Sub link 3</li> <li>Sub link 4</li> <li>Sub link 5</li> </ul> </li> <li>Link 5 <ul> <li>Sub link 1</li> <li>Sub link 2</li> <li>Sub link 3</li> <li>Sub link 4</li> <li>Sub link 5</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </body> </html>
In this particular case, I decided to keep things rather simple. In the previous code sample the "toggle" options have been used to trigger a trivial JavaScript alert each time a branch of the tree is opened or collapsed. In practical terms, this example isn't very useful, but it shows how to use this argument to trigger callback functions when expanding and closing branches. And that's all for the moment. As always, feel free to edit the examples included in this article, so you can improve your skills in using the "TreeView" jQuery plug-in. Happy scripting! Final thoughts In this fourth chapter of the series, I explored some other handy features provided by the "TreeView" jQuery plug-in, namely the "unique" and "toggle" options. Indeed, understanding how to work with these arguments to customize the default behavior of a hierarchical tree is a fairly straightforward process that can be tackled with minor effort. In the article to come, things will become even more interesting, since I'm going to explain how to maintain the status of a tree across different HTTP requests via the "persist" option. Thus, now that you know what to expect from the next part of the series, you can miss it!
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