Editor Submit only runs once; need help figuring out why!

pybcg

var ajaxEditor = new $.fn.dataTable.Editor(
    $.extend(true, {
        ajax: function(method, url, data, success, error) {
            if (data.action == 'edit') {
                data.data = JSON.stringify(data.data);
                $.post(app_settings.editor_ajax_link,
                    data,
                    function(data, textStatus, xhr) {
                        // code
                }).fail(function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
                    // code
                });
            }
        }
    }, editorOpts)
);    

// Here, changedRows are just a list of IDs prefixed with '#'
ajaxEditor
.edit(changedRows, false)
.submit();

My issue is that the ajaxEditor submits data to edit ONCE successfully, and then after that, it doesn't work.

allan

You don’t appear to be calling the success callback anywhere. You need to do that (passing in the JSON response that Editor is expecting) to let it know that the request has been completed and to let it finish off its processing of that submission.

Allan

pybcg

@allan Is the best way to call success/error in the success/error callbacks for my post request? I tried this and it doesn't seem to work.

var ajaxEditor = new $.fn.dataTable.Editor(
$.extend(true, {
ajax: function(method, url, data, success, error) {
if (data.action == 'edit') {
data.data = JSON.stringify(data.data);
$.post(app_settings.editor_ajax_link,
data,
function(data, textStatus, xhr) {
success()
// code
}).fail(function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
error()
// code
});
}
}
}, editorOpts)
);

pybcg

I think I'm getting there! I changed my code to the following and now I'm just getting errors about what I'm returning, which I will figure out. I will let you know if I have issues!

var ajaxEditor = new $.fn.dataTable.Editor( $.extend(true, { ajax: function ( method, url, data, success, error ) { if (data.action == 'edit') { $.ajax( { type: method, url: url, data: data, dataType: "json", success: function (json) { success( json ); // code }, error: function (xhr, error, thrown) { error( xhr, error, thrown ); // code } }); } } }, editorOpts) );

pybcg

The only reason I was doing it this way was to call specific functions after success/error. I realize the better way to do that is use the PostSubmit event. Would you agree?

allan

110% agree . That’s what those event handlers are there for.

Allan