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<title>jQuery - Display SQL Results</title>
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<script src="//libs.cartocdn.com/cartodb.js/v3/cartodb.core.js"></script>
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<h4>Line name: length</h4>
<ul class="results">
</ul>
<script>
$(function() {
var sql = cartodb.SQL({ user: 'andrew' });
sql.execute("SELECT line, (ST_Length(the_geom::geography)/1000)::int length FROM nyc_subway_routes ORDER BY ST_Length(the_geom) DESC LIMIT 20").done(function(data) {
for (i in data.rows){
var newelement = $('<li></li>');
newelement
.attr('id', data.rows[i].line)
.html('<span>'+data.rows[i].line+'</span>: '+data.rows[i].length+' km');
$('.results').append(newelement);
}
});
});
</script>
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