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Auto increment in jQuery script

Hello,

I have working script for a jQuery dialog message.

Here's the code:
<script>
$(function() {
var dialog

dialog = $( '#dialog-message1' ).dialog({
autoOpen: false,
height: 300,
width: 350,
modal: true,
buttons: {
Cancel: function() {
dialog.dialog( 'close' );
}
},
close: function() {
}
});

$( '#create-explanation1' ).button().on( 'click', function() {
dialog.dialog( 'open' );
});
});

</script>

on the page results I have:
//the 1st message works with jQuery dialog
<div id='dialog-message1' title='Explanation'>Some information for the 1st message</div><button id='create-explanation1'>Explanation</button>

//as you can see the 2nd, 3rd, 4th messages will not work as I have the script above.
<div id='dialog-message2' title='Explanation'>Some information for the 2nd message</div><button id='create-explanation2'>Explanation</button>

How can I update or I perhaps auto increment the number in the script? So, that each time I call the button the script will work for that message 1,2,3,4,5 etc.

Thanks in Advance.

Jeffrey Dake

What I would consider doing is instead of having several different diva that you open as the dialog. I would have your several different messages within different divs similar to what you have. Then I would have a JavaScript variable counting how many times the button is clicked. Then append the html of the div into your dialog.

Something like.

Hello,

I have working script for a jQuery dialog message.

Here's the code:
<script>
  var count = 1;
  $(function() {
    var dialog
 
    dialog = $( '#dialogDiv' ).dialog({
      autoOpen: false,
      height: 300,
      width: 350,
      modal: true,
      buttons: {
        Cancel: function() {
          dialog.dialog( 'close' );
        }
      },
      close: function() {
      }
    });
 
 
    $( '#create-explanation' ).button().on( 'click', function() {
      dialog.dialog( 'open' );
       count++;
       $('#dialogDiv').empty();
        var messageid = 'message' + count;
       $(messaged).appendTo('#dialogDiv');

    });
  });

</script>

<div id="dialogDiv"></div>

//the 1st message works with jQuery dialog
<div id='message1' title='Explanation'>Some information for the 1st message</div><button id='create-explanation1'>Explanation</button>

//as you can see the 2nd, 3rd, 4th messages will not work as I have the script above. 
<div id='message2' title='Explanation'>Some information for the 2nd message</div><button id='create-explanation2'>Explanation</button>

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I didn't test out the code so sorry if there are any typos (I am on an iPad), but hopefully the idea comes across and helps.

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Rob

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Yuri Boyz

I am also looking for this. But I have a one question:

1) I want to generate 'id' and 'data-target' incrementally and dynamically with jquery
so that I just need one line of code for <button> tag

How can I do this?