[jQuery] Re: Way to designate links as form submitters?

[Karl Swedberg]

Hi Rick,
You aren't using multiple forms, are you? If you are, you're going to  
run into problems with multiple elements having the same id -- with  
the way this appears to be set up now.

Anyway, I think this could be a little simpler. Assuming a single  
form, maybe something like this:

$(document).ready(function(event) {
  event.preventDefault();
  $('a.formlink').click(function() {
    $('#supporttype').val(this.id);
    $('#supportform').submit();
  });
});

--Karl
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On May 1, 2008, at 12:55 PM, Carl Von Stetten wrote:


Rick,

Try this (untested):

$(document).ready(function() {
   $.each(".formlink"), function() {
      $(this).click(function() {
         $("#supporttype").val($(this).attr("id");
         $("#supportform").submit();
      });
   });
});

<form id="supportform" name="supportform" method="post"  
action="yourscriptname.cgi">

<input type="hidden" id="supporttype" name="supporttype" />
<a class="formlink" id="Paid">Paid Support</a> or
<a class="formlink" id="Free">Free Support</a>

HTH,
Carl

Rick Faircloth wrote:
As a follow-up to my question, I found this method
that utilizes regular JS, but I'd like to be able to
cause any link with a certain id to act as a "Submit Link".

Here's the code I found to create a text submit link:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function getsupport ( selectedtype )
{
 document.supportform.supporttype.value = selectedtype ;
 document.supportform.submit() ;
}
-->
</script>

<form name="supportform" method="post" action="yourscriptname.cgi">

<input type="hidden" name="supporttype" />
<a href="javascript:getsupport('Paid')">Paid Support</a> or
<a href="javascript:getsupport('Free')">Free Support</a>

Thanks for any help in changing this to jQuery!

Rick




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Anyway to do that?

Have certain links, say with an id of "link",
to be programmed to submit a form when clicked?

Rick