have you tried json.d ?
On Aug 27, 9:38 am, defdev <sp...@definitivedevelopment.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i have a form defined as follows:
>
> $(document).ready(function(){
> $('#edit_page_form').ajaxForm({
> type: "POST",
> timeout: 45000,
> dataType: 'json',
> error: function() {
> alert("error etc ");
> },
> success: function(json) {
> alert(json);
> alert(json.message);
> },
> complete: function() {
> alert('done');
> }
> });
>
> });
>
> when alerting json in the success function - it echoes out the Json as
> a string, and not a valid object - hence, json.message doesnt work/is
> undefined.
>
> from the server side:
>
> echo '{ message: "why wont this work" }';
>
> im using jquery 1.7.2.
>
> is there something obvious i am missing?
>
> cheers
> Joe
