Using jQuery ajax: follow standard MVC Pattern

[rashidul_cse]

Hi,

Hope everything goes well.

I'm developing a custom joomla 1.6 component. Based on user clicks on a tab I want to display some data through a jQuery Ajax call.

The name of the component is

com_pms

Here goes details.....
My jQuery Ajax code: executes/triggers when clicks on a button...

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$.ajax({
			type: 'POST',
		    url: 'index.php',
		    dataType: 'html',
		    data: 'option=com_pms&task=gcompose',
		    error: function(xhr, textStatus, errorThrown) {
		        alert('An error occurred! ' + errorThrown);
		    },
		    success: function(data, textStatus) {
		    	stopSpinner("pms_message_content_compose");
		        $(data).appendTo( '#pms_message_content_compose .no-table' );
		        lstate_compose = true;
		    }
		});

controller.php file contains..

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function gcompose(){
		JRequest::setVar( 'view', 'compose' );
	    JRequest::setVar( 'layout', 'form'  );
	    parent::display();
	}

views >> compose >> view.html.php

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<?php
// No direct access to this file
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
 
// import Joomla view library
jimport('joomla.application.component.view');
 
class PmsViewCompose extends JView
{
	// Overwriting JView display method
	function display($tpl = null) 
	{
		// Display the view
		parent::display($tpl);
	}
}

views >> compose >> tmpl >> form.php

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<?php
// No direct access to this file
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
?>
<div>Some text</div>

I want to display "some text". But instead of this it displays the entire index.php where body contains "some text".

Any idea would be greatly appreciated..

Thanks,
Rashidul

[kballou]

Include "tmpl=component" in the variables in your AJAX POST, or in your URL (as in "index.php?tmpl=component").

[rashidul_cse]

Include "tmpl=component" in the variables in your AJAX POST, or in your URL (as in "index.php?tmpl=component").

WOW. it does exactly what i want!!

Many thanks!