How to enable jQuery UI tooltip for selected elements?

Question

I have a big enterprise web application for which I want to enable jQuery UI tooltip for selected elements. Lot of elements are generated dynamically after the application is initiated and henceeven if I geive id, it does not work. The only way it work is when I do this :

var $dj = jQuery.noConflict();
$dj(function() {
    $dj(document).tooltip({
        position: {
            my: 'left center',
            at: 'right+5 center'
        },
        show: 1300,
        hide: 2999
    });
});

But this enables tooltip for every element on the application which is not desirable. Please guide me !

Thanks

May be the page is dynamic and loaded after the application is initiated — user1596433
– user1596433, Commented Aug 12, 2014 at 16:18
Even if it is dynamic, that still means an ajax call somewhere in your code. You should know when new elements are being pulled in and you should be able to assign appropriate tooltips then. — Lochemage
– Lochemage, Commented Aug 12, 2014 at 16:31

Martin van de Belt · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-12 16:42:13Z

2

Set the items option to add a selector for event delegation.

Example:

var $dj = jQuery.noConflict();
$dj(function() {
    $dj(document).tooltip({
        items: 'a.example',
        position: {
            my: 'left center',
            at: 'right+5 center'
        },
        show: 1300,
        hide: 2999
    });
});

Where a.example selects the element(s) you want to attach the tooltip widget to.

Working demo: http://jsfiddle.net/aockfe7o/

Source: The jQuery-UI API reference

edited Aug 12, 2014 at 16:42

answered Aug 12, 2014 at 16:14

Martin van de Belt

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3 Comments

user1596433 Over a year ago

Pardon my ignorance but here a.example signifies what ? class name ?

user1596433 Over a year ago

I need to enable for tooltip for one element and disable for another one. Can I use items attribute to select the specific elements for which I want to show tootlip ?

Martin van de Belt Over a year ago

Yes. Just select the elements for which you want to enable tooltip for.

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