try to track down the json data,so you can:
1.alert(data); before return (if it doesn't work see the following)
2.change the POST method to GET from the server side and then input all
paras into browser and see what will you get.(if it doesn't work see the
following)
3.track down something from the server side script
2009/3/5 Adwin Wijaya <adwin.wij...@gmail.com>
>
> nope, i want to return as json.
>
> price was there because i was logging into console. just for
> debugging :) and i will do the calculation after it return the value.
>
> I tried using async:false
>
> and the result still undefined
>
> function getGoodsDetail(id){
> $.ajax({
> type: "POST",
> url : "/goods/detail/",
> data : "id="+id,
> dataType: "json",
> async:false,
> success : function(data){
> return data ;
> }
> });
> }
>
> var x = getGoodsDetail(10);
>
> any idea ?
> I think i need to have callback so that I can return the value ...
> just like in $.post and $.get.
>
> is it possible ?
> thanks
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 5, 9:06 am, James <james.gp....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > But does it work with async set to false?
> > The code should work correctly if you have async set to false.
> > However, you cannot do this (return the JSON from the function)
> > properly without that setting set to false.
> >
> > By the way, is it suppose to be:
> > result = price;
> > ? I don't see what you're doing with the price variable in there.
> >
> > On Mar 4, 3:43 pm, Charles Liu <charles.li...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > hi Adwin,
> > > it is "undefined" because it runs before ajax is finished.
> > > maybe you should try to move "return result" next to the position of
> "result
> > > = data"
> >
> > > let me know if it works
> >
> > > Charles
> >
> > > 2009/3/5 Adwin Wijaya <adwin.wij...@gmail.com>
> >
> > > > Hi,
> >
> > > > can i have callback function on the $.ajax ?
> > > > I don't want to use async since it will block the browser ... so can
> i
> > > > use callback instead ?
> >
> > > > I would like to have function that return json like this
> >
> > > > function getGoodsDetail(id,member){
> > > > var result ;
> > > > $.ajax({
> > > > type: "POST",
> > > > url : "/goods/detail/",
> > > > data : "id="+id,
> > > > dataType: "json",
> > > > async:false,
> > > > success : function(data){
> > > > var price = 0 ;
> > > > if(member == 'Y'){
> > > > price = data.priceMember ;
> > > > }else{
> > > > price = data.priceNonMember;
> > > > }
> > > > // I want to return data to user
> > > > result = data
> > > > }
> > > > });
> > > > return result; // --> always undefined
> > > > }
> >
> > > > so when I call getGoodsDetail(id, membership) it will return json
> > > > value ...
>
