Javascript To Set Defaultdate Not Getting Executed

Yii 1.1 General Discussion
#1

I’ve spent way too long on this and I’m going nowhere so I’m here to ask for help.

All I want to do is execute some JS to so that the Juidateselector is pre-populated.

I’m using the following code:


$(function(){

    $("#start_date_visible").datepicker('setDate', new Date());

});

When I enter it in the FF console after the page has loaded it works as intended. However, it does not work when I try to use it inline:


<script type="text/javascript">

    $(function(){

        $("#start_date_visible").datepicker('setDate', new Date());

    });

</script>

or when I put it into an extra JS file and load the JS in the layout/main.php or in the view that calls the renderPartial. The field I’m trying to populate is created as part of this call:


<?php   

        $this->renderPartial('application.views.components.dateselect');

?>

Is that the source of my troubles? I’m totally lost and would really appreciate some pointers.

Thanks for taking the time

#2

First, you should register that on page load by wrapping it in jQuery.document(‘ready’, function(){ YOUR_CODE });

Yii can register a script like that for you, just use Yii::app()->clientScript->registerScript() with the last argument set to CClientScript::POS_READY.

Then again, you can just set a default value when calling JuiDatePicker widget.

#3

I thought $(function())} was the short form for jQuery.document(‘ready’…?!?

The default option for the date picker seems to only highlight a certain date in the graphical popup rather than populating the relevant text box.

However, your suggestion with clientScript->registerScript worked. Yay!

This is what my code now looks like:


Yii::app()->clientScript->registerScript('dateselect', "

    $(function(){

        $('#start_date_visible').datepicker('setDate', new Date());

        $('#end_date_visible').datepicker('setDate', new Date());

    });

", CClientScript::POS_READY);

Thanks for your help!