YUI Library Examples: DataTable Control: Polling the DataSource

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Sample Code for this Example

Data:

Markup:

JavaScript:

YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
    YAHOO.example.Polling = function() {
        var counter = 0;
        var dataIncrementer = function() {
            counter++;
            return [{
                count:counter, 
                description:"At the tone the time will be: ", 
                time: YAHOO.util.Date.format(new Date(), {format:"%I:%M:%S %p"})
            }];
        };

var myColumnDefs = [
            {key: "count"},
            {key: "description"},
            {key: "time"}
        ];

var myDataSource = new YAHOO.util.DataSource(dataIncrementer);
        myDataSource.responseType = YAHOO.util.DataSource.TYPE_JSARRAY;
        myDataSource.responseSchema = {
            fields: ["count", "description", "time"]
        };

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DataTable Control Examples:

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