[support] I would like to be able within a Drupal module's hook do an ajax call to a Java Servlet.

[Jamie Holly]

Look at drupal_add_js

http://api.drupal.org/api/function/drupal_add_js


Jamie Holly
http://www.intoxination.net
http://www.hollyit.net


On 4/15/2010 6:51 AM, John Mitchell wrote:
> I am trying to make this as simple as possible:
>
> As an example (listed below) I have a javascript ajax call to a java
> servlet within my existing Apache Tomcat web application not Drupal.
> All that would need to be modified would that the URL have to be the
> full path.
>
> Is their a way within Drupal to embed a javascript call similar to the
> one listed below?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
> <script type = "text/javascript">
> function download(link){
>        var email = document.getElementById('email');
>        var xmlHttpReq = new XMLHttpRequest();
>        var url = 'ecommerce?command=serve&name=' + link + '&email=' +
> email.value;
>        xmlHttpReq.open('post', url, true);
>        xmlHttpReq.onreadystatechange = function() {
>              if (xmlHttpReq.readyState != 4)  {
>                    return;
>              }
>              else {
>                    var responseText = xmlHttpReq.responseText;
>                    return false;
>              }
>        }
>        xmlHttpReq.send(null);
> }
> </script>
>
>
>
> On 4/15/10, sumeet pareek<positivecharge at gmail.com>  wrote:
> >  Does this help - http://drupal.org/node/44895 ?
> >
> >  On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 3:43 PM, John Mitchell<mitchelljj98 at gmail.com>
> >  wrote:
> >>  Let me rephrase my question: I currently within the same server have
> >>  Apache/Drupal and Apache Tomcat/Java.  I would like to be able within
> >>  a Drupal module's hook do an ajax call to a Java Servlet.
> >>
> >>  How would I do this within Drupal version 6?
> >>
> >>  For future reference how would I do this within Drupal version 7?
> >>
> >>  Thanks,
> >>
> >>  John
> >>
> >>  On 4/14/10, Seth Freach<sfreach at gmail.com>  wrote:
> >>>  John Mitchell wrote:
> >>>>  How would I do an ajax call within my own custom module?
> >>>>
> >>>>  Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>>  John
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>  You will probably need 2 menu items:
> >>>   - The first to define the page that will be the ajax client.  Ie, the
> >>>  url of the page that this all happens on, a regular drupal page that has
> >>>  called drupal_add_js() to add some JS code that will do a $.ajax({...});
> >>>  call (or other jquery asynchronous call).  This menu item might not be
> >>>  needed though if the JS is added in a block, or inserted via
> >>>  hook_form_alter or hook_nodeapi, etc.
> >>>   - The second menu item will define the ajax server.  It should be
> >>>  'type'=>MENU_CALLBACK and have the appropriate access checks defined as
> >>>  well.  The callback function associated with this path should, instead
> >>>  of returning themed output, end with: drupal_json(array(...)); exit();
> >>>  where the array(...) is an associative array that you want to hand back
> >>>  to the calling page in JSON format.
> >>>
> >>>  If you're doing this for D7, look at:
> >>>  http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/developer--examples--ajax_example--ajax_example.module/7
> >>>
> >>>  Seth
> >>>  --
> >>>  [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>  --
> >>  John J. Mitchell
> >>  --
> >>  [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >  --
> >  Cheers
> >  Sumeet Pareek
> >  --
> >  [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
> >
>
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