[jQuery] Re: saving values from a multi select list.

[shaded]

With Pleasure.

===
first post

Im using a plugin called selectchain by Remy Sharp and modified it a
bit. Right now
im trying to pass only selected values of a multi select list through
ajax. The following function does a bit more but im concerned with the
part that says

cust_val: customer.val().join(",")

This should return only selected values. This is what happens if i put
it in an alert().   however when i check firebug to see what was
posted it shows the entire list. I've tried alternatives like
option:selected they all work for alet() .. but the info passed
through ajax shows the entire list.

please help.

customer.selectChain({
   target: market,
   url: callback_url,
   type: "POST",
   data: { ajax: true, multsel: market_selects, cust_val: customer.val
().join(",")  }
}).trigger('change');

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Second Post
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Ok so i thought that maybe the problem had something to do with the
ajax request so i tried adding the ajaxStart function. See below.

 $("#ddl_customer").change(function(){
  $("#ddl_customer").ajaxStart(function() {
 cuslist = $(this).val().join(", ");
  });
  alert(cuslist);

});

$("#ddl_customer").selectChain({
target: market,
url: callback_url,
type: "POST",
data: { ajax: true, multsel: market_selects, cust_val:
cuslist  }
 }).trigger('change');

So im trying to get all the selected values from ddl_customer in the
first block of code. then pass it to cust_val in the second block of
code.

note that the alert(custlist) outputs what i expect. but when i check
cust_val in firebug it outputs the entire list, not only selected
values.

Please Help!:(

[jQuery] Re: saving values from a multi select list.

[Rick Faircloth]

I don't have the original message in my email any longer.
Can you post the code involved?

Rick

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Subject: [jQuery] Re: saving values from a multi select list.


Still stuck on this.no one has even a suggestion as to what maybe
wrong?

[jQuery] Re: saving values from a multi select list.

[shaded]

Still stuck on this.no one has even a suggestion as to what maybe
wrong?

[jQuery] Re: saving values from a multi select list.

[shaded]

Ok so i thought that maybe the problem had something to do with the
ajax request so i tried adding the ajaxStart function. See below.

 $("#ddl_customer").change(function(){
  $("#ddl_customer").ajaxStart(function() {
 cuslist = $(this).val().join(", ");
  });
  alert(cuslist);
});


$("#ddl_customer").selectChain({
target: market,
url: callback_url,
type: "POST",
data: { ajax: true, multsel: market_selects, cust_val: cuslist  }
 }).trigger('change');

So im trying to get all the selected values from ddl_customer in the
first block of code. then pass it to cust_val in the second block of
code.

note that the alert(custlist) outputs what i expect. but when i check
cust_val in firebug it outputs the entire list, not only selected
values.

Please Help!:(

[jQuery] Re: saving values from a multi select list.

[shaded]

Thanks for the reply. I'm not really too concerned about html and how
its displayed right now. I'm just concerned that its not passing the
right data to the ajax call. It's also part of a much larger mvc type
program so its hard to show html.

this is what the html for the drop down list looks like. It has some
framework specific stuff in there.





also in the javascript im setting ddl_customer to customer like the
following.
 var customer = $('#ddl_customer');

also id I do the following.. the alert gives only selected values...
which is what i want if i do the same thing in the ajax call i get
the entire list.

customer.change(function(){
  cuslist = customer.val().join(", ");
});
  alert(cuslist);

[jQuery] Re: saving values from a multi select list.

[MorningZ]

Have some HTML to show with that?

there is no reason why ".val()" would not bring back what it is
supposed to: an array of values from selected  unless you were
using it wrong, your selectors are wrong, or your HTML is wrong

So show more code and it'll be easier for others to help you  :-)

On Sep 10, 11:32 am, shaded  wrote:
> Im using a plugin called select chain and modified it a bit. Right now
> im trying to pass only selected values of a multi select list through
> ajax. The following function does a bit more but im concerned with the
> part that says
>
> cust_val: customer.val().join(",")
>
> This should return only selected values. This is what happens if i put
> it in an alert().   however when i check firebug to see what was
> posted it shows the entire list. I've tried alternatives like
> option:selected they all work for aler() .. the info passed
> through ajax shows the entire list.
>
> please help.
>
> customer.selectChain({
>                                         target: market,
>                                         url: callback_url,
>                                         type: "POST",
>                                         data: { ajax: true, multsel: 
> market_selects, cust_val:
> customer.val().join(",")  }
>                      }).trigger('change');