I suspect you're right... its probably something really stupid...
Here's the specific html for the two listboxes (see below for the rest):
<fieldset>
<legend>Step 4: Pick the distribution zone(s)</legend>
<div class='div_left'>
<label class='column' id='labavail_zones' for='ajavail_zones'>Available
Zones</label><?php fill_pdzones(); ?>
</div>
<div class='div_center'>
<input type='button' value=' >>' onclick="addAll()"><br>
<input type='button' value=' > ' onclick="addAttribute()"><br>
<input type='button' value=' < ' onclick="delAttribute()"><br>
<input type='button' value='<< ' onclick="delAll()">
</div>
<div class='div_right'>
<label class='column' id='labdest_zones'
for='selectedOptions'>Destination Zones</label>
<select id='selectedOptions' name='selectedOptions' style="width:150px;"
size="4" multiple="multiple">
<option value='whoohoo'>test</option>
</select>
</div>
</fieldset>
the first select is created and filled with this code:
function fill_pdzones()
{
echo "<select id='availableOptions' name='availableOptions'
style='width:150px;' size='4' multiple='multiple'>\n";
// boring stuff omitted
$result = sql_query($query);
while( $record = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC ) )
{
$zone_name = $record['zone_name'];
echo "<option value='$zone_name'>$zone_name</option>\n";
}
// close off this select
echo "</select>\n";
}
The javascript used to move items between list boxes is this:
// JavaScript Document
var selectedList;
var availableList;
function createListObjects(szSource, szDestination)
{
availableList = document.getElementById(szSource);
selectedList = document.getElementById(szDestination);
}
function delAttribute(){
var selIndex = selectedList.selectedIndex;
if(selIndex < 0)
return;
availableList.appendChild(
selectedList.options.item(selIndex))
selectNone(selectedList,availableList);
setSize(availableList,selectedList);
}
function addAttribute(){
var addIndex = availableList.selectedIndex;
if(addIndex < 0)
return;
selectedList.appendChild(
availableList.options.item(addIndex));
selectNone(selectedList,availableList);
setSize(selectedList,availableList);
}
function setTop(top){
document.getElementById
('someLayer').style.top = top;
}
function setLayerTop(lyr,top){
lyr.style.top = top;
}
function setSize(list1,list2){
list1.size = getSize(list1);
list2.size = getSize(list2);
}
function selectNone(list1,list2){
list1.selectedIndex = -1;
list2.selectedIndex = -1;
addIndex = -1;
selIndex = -1;
}
function getSize(list){
/* Mozilla ignores whitespace,
IE doesn't - count the elements
in the list */
var len = list.childNodes.length;
var nsLen = 0;
//nodeType returns 1 for elements
for(i=0; i<len; i++){
if(list.childNodes.item(i).nodeType==1)
nsLen++;
}
if(nsLen<2)
return 2;
else
return nsLen;
}
function delAll(){
var len = selectedList.length -1;
for(i=len; i>=0; i--){
availableList.appendChild(selectedList.item(i));
}
selectNone(selectedList,availableList);
setSize(selectedList,availableList);
}
function addAll(){
var len = availableList.length -1;
for(i=len; i>=0; i--)
{
selectedList.appendChild(availableList.item(i));
}
selectNone(selectedList,availableList);
setSize(selectedList,availableList);
}
function showSelected()
{
var optionList = document.getElementById("selectedOptions").options;
var data = '';
var len = optionList.length;
for(i=0; i<len; i++)
{
data += ',';
data += optionList.item(i).value;
}
alert(data);
}
On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 6:29 PM, Walter Lee Davis <wa...@wdstudio.com> wrote:
>
> On Jul 2, 2011, at 6:09 PM, Phil Petree wrote:
>
> When making the following ajax call:
>> new Ajax.Updater( 'result', url, {method: 'post', parameters:
>> $('myform').serialize(), onSuccess: fill_in, onFailure: ajax_err, on0:
>> ajax_err});
>> I was wondering why my listbox contents were not showing up on the
>> server... stepping through the Ajax.Updater call in prototype I found
>> parameters was set/serialized as follows:
>>
>> parameters "status=insert&record=&userid=**2&police=0&injury=0&damage=0&*
>> *occured=07%2F02%2F2011&**message_text=woo%20hoo&**
>> countdown=1017&lat=&lon=&**fixed=2020%20NE%2056th%20St.%**
>> 2C%20Ft.%20Lauderdale%2C%20FL%**2033308" String
>>
>> At the end, where "String" is dangling like a participle, should be the
>> name of a listbox and the single option in the listbox.
>>
>> Would someone kindly tell me what I have to do to get a listbox to
>> serialize?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>
> It should just do. Can you please post the complete HTML for that select?
> My guess is that the HTML isn't valid somehow, but String is a mighty funny
> output for the getValue() function.
>
> Walter
>
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