I'm using the jQuery Quicksand plugin. I need to get the data-id of the clicked item and pass it to a webservice.
How do I get the data-id attribute? I'm using the .on() method to re-bind the click event for sorted items.
$("#list li").on('click', function() {
// ret = DetailsView.GetProject($(this).attr("#data-id"), OnComplete, OnTimeOut, OnError);
alert($(this).attr("#data-id"));
});<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js"></script>
<ul id="list" class="grid">
<li data-id="id-40" class="win">
<a id="ctl00_cphBody_ListView1_ctrl0_SelectButton" class="project" href="#">
<img src="themes/clean/images/win.jpg" class="project-image" alt="get data-id" />
</a>
</li>
</ul>To get the contents of the attribute data-id (like in <a data-id="123">link</a>) you have to use
$(this).attr("data-id") // will return the string "123"
or .data() (if you use newer jQuery >= 1.4.3)
$(this).data("id") // will return the number 123
and the part after data- must be lowercase, e.g. data-idNum will not work, but data-idnum will.
If we want to retrieve or update these attributes using existing, native JavaScript, then we can do so using the getAttribute and setAttribute methods as shown below:
Through JavaScript
<div id='strawberry-plant' data-fruit='12'></div>
<script>
// 'Getting' data-attributes using getAttribute
var plant = document.getElementById('strawberry-plant');
var fruitCount = plant.getAttribute('data-fruit'); // fruitCount = '12'
// 'Setting' data-attributes using setAttribute
plant.setAttribute('data-fruit','7'); // Pesky birds
</script>
Through jQuery
// Fetching data
var fruitCount = $(this).data('fruit');
OR
// If you updated the value, you will need to use below code to fetch new value
// otherwise above gives the old value which is intially set.
// And also above does not work in ***Firefox***, so use below code to fetch value
var fruitCount = $(this).attr('data-fruit');
// Assigning data
$(this).attr('data-fruit','7');
Important note. Keep in mind, that if you adjust the data- attribute dynamically via JavaScript it will not be reflected in the data() jQuery function. You have to adjust it via data() function as well.
<a data-id="123">link</a>
JavaScript:
$(this).data("id") // returns 123
$(this).attr("data-id", "321"); //change the attribute
$(this).data("id") // STILL returns 123!!!
$(this).data("id", "321")
$(this).data("id") // NOW we have 321