AJAX making 3 requests? 2

[snowboardr]

I am wondering if i am doing something wrong, because firebug is telling me that the ajax script below is making three requests... Also note, that my timer is so when the user stops typing then the timer starts when the timer fires then it runs... this way it doesn't fire every moment they are typing.... When they press a key the timer is killed...

Jason

var CheckUserNameHTTP = null;
function CheckUserName() {
	
	  clearTimeout(CheckUserNameTimer);
		showhide('loading');
		var strUserName = document.getElementById('frmUserName').value;
	if (strUserName != "") {
		CheckUserNameHTTP = createRequestObject();
		var url5="/ajax/mail/username_check.asp?username=" + strUserName;
		CheckUserNameHTTP.open('GET', url5, true);
		CheckUserNameHTTP.onreadystatechange = checkUserNameDone;
		CheckUserNameHTTP.send('');
	}
}

function checkUserNameDone() {
	if (CheckUserNameHTTP.readyState == 4 || CheckUserNameHTTP.readyState=="complete") {
	  showhide('loading');
	  document.getElementById('notify').innerHTML = CheckUserNameHTTP.responseText;
   }
}

var CheckUserNameTimer=null;
function startCheckUserNameTimer() {
	CheckUserNameTimer = setTimeout('CheckUserName()',1650);
}

function endCheckUserNameTimer() {
	clearTimeout(CheckUserNameTimer);
}

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[cLFlaVA]

are you declaring your [tt]CheckUserNameTimer[/tt] globally?



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[snowboardr]

I thought you had to do that to kill it?

var CheckUserNameTimer=null;
function startCheckUserNameTimer() {
    CheckUserNameTimer = setTimeout('CheckUserName()',1650);
}

function endCheckUserNameTimer() {
    clearTimeout(CheckUserNameTimer);
}

Army : Combat Engineer : 21B

 

[cLFlaVA]

sorry, i didn't see the declaration.

how are you calling checkusername?



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[snowboardr]

I am calling it here

setTimeout('CheckUserName()',1650);

<input name="frmUserName" type="text" id="frmUserName" onkeyup="startCheckUserNameTimer();" onkeydown="endCheckUserNameTimer();"/>

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[cLFlaVA]

try using only onkeyup or onkeydown (or onkeypress). that would mean your function would change to:

var CheckUserNameTimer;

function startCheckUserNameTimer() {
    clearTimeout(CheckUserNameTimer);
    CheckUserNameTimer = setTimeout('CheckUserName()',1650);
}

(you could get rid of the clearing function.)

do you have a link to this?



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[snowboardr]

that works perfect, thanks Cory! I don't have it live yet because i have to do a bunch of stuff to upload it, but ill let you know when it is...


Here is some screenshot (its like gmail but for website mail) for a project i am doing for a hobby...

http://vzio.com/mail2.jpg

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[cLFlaVA]

wow, that worked? cool...



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----------------------------
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[cLFlaVA]

looks like a lot of work... have fun.



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----------------------------
[tt]mr. pibb + red vines = crazy delicious![/tt]

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[1DMF]

Star for you Cory!

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