jquery serialize also does not support type=file. If you have a way to get around these, please let me know.
On Aug 24, 5:35 am, Miguel Lopes <mig.e.lo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you! > Importantly, although it is very convenient to have these values > serialized, it is simple to get around this jQuery imposed limitation (bug). > Miguel > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 4:02 AM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > well... it is a bug not not in web2py, in jQuery: > > >http://www.johnnycode.com/blog/2010/04/08/jquery-form-serialize-doesn... > > > We cannot fork jQuery to fix this. Eventually they will fix it. > > > Massimo > > > On Aug 23, 8:46 am, Miguel Lopes <mig.e.lo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > As an update, the issue remains with the following combinations: > > > * if input type='submit' and different names > > > * if input type='button', with or without different name attributes > > > > However, input type='text' are present in form.vars. > > > > For the interested a solution for usage in components is to use set a > > hidden > > > input text field via the click event of each button. > > > Miguel > > > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:54 AM, Miguel Lopes <mig.e.lo...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > I'm using the "same name to all input type submits" technique. This is > > very > > > > nice because it avoids some js and works like a charm :-) > > > > In a regular controller the code works flawlessly. However when I try > > to > > > > put it in a controller, it fails: > > > > > status_form = FORM(_id='status_form') > > > > for status in OPPTY_STATUS: > > > > btn = INPUT(_type='submit', _name='status', _value=status, > > > > _class='status_btn') > > > > status_form.append(btn) > > > > > if status_form.accepts(request.vars, session, formname='status_form'): > > > > # status_form.vars.status is None in component > > > > # status_form.vars.status corresponds to whatever submit was > > pressed in > > > > regular controller > > > > ... > > > > > It seems like the component mechanisms is ignoring the value of > > 'status'. > > > > > Miguel
