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include html file with javascript

Hi,

I'm using a AdminLTE Bootstrap template
https://github.com/almasaeed2010/AdminLTE

For a specific project I can't use PHP or ASP include to include file.
As this project having several HTML pages I want to include the menu file,
so I can edit the menu only at one place.

Here is the code I'm using

Place in the <head>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#mymenu').load('_nav.html');
});
<script>

Placed in the <body>
<div id="mymenu"></div>

Placed at the end before the </body>
<script src="js/help/app.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

The menu is loading but the javascript required to open submenu doesn't load

Any clue to fix that?

Thanks

Julian Hansen

The menu is loading but the javascript required to open submenu doesn't load

Where is the code that drives the menu located?

Sounds like you are using static binding when you should be using dynamic.

When you load html dynamically - any event handlers you have created for won't respond to events triggered in the dynamically loaded code unless you bind the events dynamically. You need to look at using .on() instead of binding directly to the event.
In other words

$('#mymenu li').click(function() {
   ...
});

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Becomes

$('#mymenu').on('click','li', function() {
   ...
});

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Pravin Asar

I am assuming, you have included JQuery in head and custom file (app.js) in the main page.
If you using static bind, after you load the menu via

$('#mymenu').load('_nav.html');

You need run the appropriate custom code to bind the events to menu options.

Do you use Chrome Browser. Use the inspect element and look at menu item for events binding

lenamtl

ASKER

I will get back to you monday, thanks

lenamtl

ASKER

julianH : your solution doesn't work.

pravinasar :

I think (not sure) that the event listener is readystatechange
could you tell me how to bind it

Member_2_248744

greetings, , can you show us the content (html & code) of your - _nav.html - page?

Pravin Asar

Here is a simple example code.

menu.html file

<ul style="vertical-align: top;">
	<li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
	<li>
		<a class="product" href="#">Products</a>
		<ul>
			<li><a href="#">Category 1</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">Category 1 Product 1</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">Category 1 Product 2</a></li>
			<li><a href="#">Category 1 Product 3</a></li>
			<li>
				<a href="">Category 1 SubCategory 1</a>
				<ul>
					<li><a href="#">Cat1 SubCat1 Product1</a></li>
					<li><a href="#">Cat1 SubCat1 Product2</a></li>
					<li><a href="#">Cat1 SubCat1 Product3</a></li>
				</ul>
			</li>
		</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

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myindex.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
	<head>
		<title>Load AJAX Menu</title>
		<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery/jquery-1.11.0.min.js"></script>
	</head>
	<body>
		<nav id="nav">&nbsp;</nav>
		<script type="text/javascript">
			// On document ready
			$(document).ready (function () 
			{
				//
				// Load Menu and do actions based on success
				//
				$("#nav").load("menu.html", function( response, status, xhr ) {
					
  					if ( status == "error" ) {
    					var msg = "Sorry but there was an error: ";
    					$( "#error" ).html( msg + xhr.status + " " + xhr.statusText );
  					}
  					if ( status == "success" ) {
  						//alert ($("#nav ul li a").length);
  						var objs = $("#nav ul li a");
  						$.each(objs, function(index, value) {
  							//
  							// Action Not Assigned via href attribute value 
    						//
    						if ($(objs[index]).attr("href").match("#")) {
    							// 
    							// Assigning alert action for each menu click
    							// 
	    						$(objs[index]).click (function () { 
	    							alert ("You clicked on " + objs[index].innerHTML);
	    						});
    						}
 						});
  					}
  					});
			});
			
		</script>
		
	</body>
</html>

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Julian Hansen

julianH : your solution doesn't work.

That is a bit vague - we have not seen your code and we have not seen how you attempted to fix the code. Please provide more information (code listing) so we can help you without wasting time guessing.

lenamtl

ASKER

@JulianH
In my question I have posted the link to download the template I'm using
you will find the javascript app.js in the package
https://github.com/almasaeed2010/AdminLTE

@pravinasar
I will test your example today

@Slick812
The code in the _nav is the part between <aside> </aside>
You can download the template to get the complete code
https://github.com/almasaeed2010/AdminLTE

Thanks

Member_2_248744

OK, I went to the -
https://github.com/almasaeed2010/AdminLTE

the same link you posted in your opening here, and on that page I did not see any
<aside> </aside> in that page display.
so I will give up on my request for code.

I did look look at the code in the app.js, and it has this line -
$(function() {

which does the same thing as your line in the JS head -
$(document).ready(function() {

I would think that you have a "timing" problem, since the Ajax call -
$('#mymenu').load('_nav.html');
is DELAYED until AFTER all of the page code is loaded,
And I would think from other code I have used, this Ajax is also After the code in the app.js has been run, so your -
<div id="mymenu"></div>

is still empty when the app.js code is used, and no sub menus.

what I would try is to MOVE your ajax OUT of the <head> and move it to below the
<div id="mymenu"></div>

maybe like

<div id="mymenu"></div>
<script>$('#mymenu').load('_nav.html');</script>

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, , I will have to say that I have had inconsistant results when using an Ajax on a brand new page (as in the $(document).ready(function() { ), ajax is better used as an Update due to some user action or timer, not to fill in a page with elements that shoud have been loaded on the server side ( like your <div id="mymenu"> )

Julian Hansen

n my question I have posted the link to download the template I'm using
you will find the javascript app.js in the package

Yes - but you are referring to customisations you have made to the template.

MyMenu is not an element in that is present in the template.

So to understand what you are trying to do - could you post the modifications you have made to give us some idea of what we are aiming at?

lenamtl

ASKER

@julianH
yes and gave the the code I have added, I forgot to put the code in code tags maybe this is why you didn't see it

I have Placed in the

<head>

<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
 $('#mymenu').load('_nav.html');
 });
<script>

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I forgot to mention in my first message:
I took the menu code that is in <aside class="left-side sidebar-offcanvas"> </aside> and put in a file named _nav.html

Placed the include code in the <body> where <aside class="left-side sidebar-offcanvas"> </aside> was

<div id="mymenu"></div>

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lenamtl

ASKER

@ Slick812

In fact this is <aside class="left-side sidebar-offcanvas">

the menu part is starting at <ul class="sidebar-menu">

What you said make sense but unfortunately it doesn't work

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lenamtl

ASKER

Thanks a lot it's working perfectly!

Julian Hansen

You are welcome - thanks for the points.