Reaped: Populate Perl array into Javscript dropdown

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Re: Populate Perl array into Javscript dropdown by marto (Cardinal) on Mar 26, 2010 at 12:40 UTC
A drop down with 5000 entries? Sounds like a terrible UI you've got there. Why not that the advice you where given perviously and use a framework like jQuery to make your life (and those of your users) easier? Update: Fixed typo s/frame work/framework/	[reply]
Re: Populate Perl array into Javscript dropdown by Anonymous Monk on Mar 26, 2010 at 12:29 UTC
Please check the following Javascript code snippet.. ahem perlmonks :D If you really have 5000 entries, and its too slow, you can 1)throw up a splash screen that says "please wait, loading 5000 entries" or 2) page your entries ala Data::Page or 3) generate raw html then update a single item	[reply]