Adding Custom Function To An Object

[akphidelt2007]

Ok, I really should know this by now and I'm in a time crunch so I thought I might just ask to see if someone can point me in the right direction. So I build a table class in jquery. What I want now is to be able to handle custom functions that come about for the individuals tables I create. What I do now is have a customChange function and just use switch() to find the keyword and then run the function. But this is mighty inefficient and I have to constantly go in to the object and add the single custom instance.

 

So for example, say on one table when the Qty is changed I want the Cost column to autocalculate and trigger a warning if the cost is above a certain value.

 

I load up my javascript like this...

 

$this->ajax->loadScript("
$(function() {
   var tbl = new Tablev2('beta');
   tbl.init({'mysqlTable':'msr_data'});    
   tbl.ajaxDD('tid',{'text':'abbr','tbl':'budget_cats','locked':true});
   tbl.ajaxDD('mid',{'text':'description','values':'mid','tbl':'modules','width':400,'numChars':2,'locked':true});
   tbl.ajaxDD('sid',{'text':'description','values':'old_pav_sid','tbl':'systems','width':400,'numChars':2,'locked':true});
   tbl.ajaxDD('manufacturer',{'text':'manufacturer','tbl':'msr_data','width':200,'numChars':1});
   tbl.ajaxDD('line_description',{'text':'line_description','tbl':'msr_data','width':600,'numChars':2});
   tbl.customChangeEvent('sid','getBudget');
   tbl.customChangeEvent('per_unit_cost','calculateCost');
   tbl.loadCustomMysql('tid',{'tbl':'budget_cats','matchField':'abbr','returnField':'bid','int':1});
   tbl.loadCustomMysql('sid',{'tbl':'systems','matchField':'old_pav_sid','returnField':'sid','int':1});
});
");

 

How can I type up the function within the $this->ajax->loadScript function so I do not have to actually manipulate the object but still use the variables within the object? The way I do it now is through the tbl.customChangeEvent() and then I just write the function in the class itself. I want to be able to write the function on the script that is creating the table.

 

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[akphidelt2007]

So I'm still trying to put the pieces together. Here is more of a clear picture of what I want.

 

$this->ajax->loadScript(
$(function() {
var tbl = new Tablev2('beta');
tbl.init({'mysqlTable':'msr_data'});

//right here, I want to add the ability to calculate the cost based on the unit_cost and qty
//I'd like to do something like this

tbl.addFunctionSomeHow(function() {
$('#qty').blur(function() {
	    alert(this.activeCell.attr('id'));
}.bind(this));
}.bind(this));
});
);
[/Code]

 

This is literally just an example of what I want to do. I want to be able to have access to this so I can manipulate the table via the custom function. Do not worry about the actual validity of the function above. I just types it up for a broad example of what I'm trying to accomplish.

 

Thanks again.

Edited November 16, 2012 by akphidelt2007

[Adam]

Hmm you seem to be talking about "custom change events" like we know what they are?