How can I trigger a function when I click anywhere on my page except on one div (id=menu_content) ?...

I would like to have an input element (type=text) or textarea element that validates dynamically by triggering specific keystrokes.  This will be used for Chinese pinyin input, so for example:  The user types "ma2" into an input element.  The...

I'm using the datatables plugin with server-side data and am updating the table using AJAX.   My dataTables setup looks like this:  tblOrders = parameters.table.dataTable( {     "sDom": '<"S"f>t<"E"lp>'...

I need to trigger a custom event in the callback of a trigger call, but I can't get it to work.  I tried this:  var $input = $( ".ui-popup-container" ).find( "input" ).eq(2);  function runtests () {     console.log("clicked th...

I looked at http://api.jquery.com/trigger/ and the examples did not answer my question. I am looking at some code and would like to know what this block of code is doing.   $(document).on('click', '#SubmitQuery', function(event) {...

I am trying to set a few input field connectd to each other.  in the 1st field you can enter 3 digit in the 2nd field you can enter 3 digit  in the 3rd field you can enter 4 digits  When i the first field as 3 digits, i would like to have the focus m...

I have the following. I am trying to trigger the function based on the css class changing but it's not working.  <script type="text/javascript">  jQuery(document).ready(function(){  jQuery("#slider-banner").bind("cssClas...

I'm working on a small project in Google Apps Scripts using Google spreadsheet / Google Forms.   I want to help students in large class sizes find people to study with by entering the class into a Google Form. From there they would be automatical...

Ok I'm very new at SO and and reasonably new with JS and Sheets. I am writing a sheet for work that runs over 3 shifts with a front page and 4 sheets for each shift. Each corresponding sheet for every shift is identical except for the shift time,...

I've been reading about custom events and looked at some examples. Perhaps I am misunderstanding what custom events are and how they are triggered and would appreciate some help.  Example Problem  To trigger an event when the background colour of...