http://docs.jquery.com/Ajax/serialize
On Oct 22, 4:42 pm, Cut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> jQuery List,
>
> I have 2 form element arrays:
>
> <input type="hidden" name="rockno[]" value="/* Changes based on rock
> id */">
> -and-
> <input type="text" name="units[]" value="/* Changes based on selected
> rock */">
>
> The form's size changes at runtime, so the user can enter as many
> rocks as needed. Therefore, the size of the rockno array and units
> array are unknown. On the server side, php picks it up:
>
> $rockno = $_POST['rockno'];
> $units = $_POST['units'];
>
> I don't know how to send this array using javascript or jquery. I've
> tried a couple of things, which haven't worked.
>
> ----------------start code----------------------------
> //doesn't work
> var rocksBeforeJoin= $("[EMAIL PROTECTED]'rockno[]']");
> var rocknos = Array.prototype.join.call(rocksBeforeJoin, "~");
> rockno=encodeURIComponent(rockno);
>
> var unitsBeforeJoin = $("[EMAIL PROTECTED]'units[]']").val();
> var units = Array.prototype.join.call(unitsBeforeJoin, "~");
> units=encodeURIComponent(units);
>
> //and then,b/c I'm sending 2 variables, I just use standard ajax
>
> var url="getMinerals.php";
>
> request.open("POST", url, true);
> request.onreadystatechange = function() {populateMinerals();};
> request.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-
> urlencoded");
> request.send("rockno=" + rockno + "&units=" + units);
>
> --------end code---------------
>
> In Firebug, after entering 5 rocks into the dynamic form, and hitting
> the button which calls the above method,
> all I see in the POST is:
>
> units 2 // <------- This is only one entry,
> for the first rock. Where are the other 4?
> rockno 2~3~0~4 // <-------- This is only one rockid. Where
> are the other 4?
>
> Thanks for your help, everyone
