Category: jquery

jQuery.ajax() + empty JSON object = parse error

I get a parse error when using jQuery to load some JSON data. Here’s a snippet of my code: jQuery.ajax({ dataType: “json”, success: function (json) { jQuery.each(json, function () { alert(this[“columnName”]); }); } }); I get no errors when parsing a non-empty JSON object. So my guess is that the problem is with my serializer. […]

How would I implement stackoverflow’s hovering dialogs?

I am in love with stackoverflow’s single-color “click-to-close’ hovering dialog boxes that greet a user when they try to vote and aren’t logged in or use the site incorrectly. Any idea how and/or what technology Jeff used to implement these neat little devices? EDIT: I’m specifically talking about the SQUARE dialog boxes that say “Click […]