Utilizing jQuery to retrieve data from the controller and populate a calendar represented by a table with days in columns. Implementing functionality for navigating between previous week / next week, as well as previous day / next day. The four scenarios share similarities, prompting the desire to create a single function for DOM manipulation upon receiving data.
While I have achieved this goal, my primary hurdle lies in dynamically selecting between using the prepend() and append() methods.
If aiming for the previous day / week display, elements need to be prepended for placement on the left side. Conversely, if targeting the following week / day, appending elements is necessary to position them on the right.
In exploring solutions, two approaches surfaced:
- Employ a basic conditional statement for each dataset
if(condition){
// append
}else{
// prepend
}
- Develop a dedicated function for handling this task
function insertDOM(data, condition = false){
if(condition){
// append
}else{
// prepend
}
}
An ideal scenario would involve dynamically determining which method to utilize. Consider the following illustration:
if(condition){
methodToUse = append();
}else{
methodToUse = prepend();
}
// for each data:
parentElement.methodToUse(element);