I prefer this JSON method also. Just remember to define the dataType as JSON! I've made mistakes many time of forgetting that and keep wondering why my JSON objects are always undefined.
On Jan 30, 10:01 am, Eric Garside <[email protected]> wrote: > That XML is a lot of unnecessary work. If you're running with PHP5, > simply print on success: > > echo json_encode(array('success' => true, message => '')); > > or on failure: > > echo json_encode(array('success' => false, message => '')); > > And for the jQuery bit: > > $.post('somurl.php', function (data){ > if (data.success){ > // Code for successful comment post > } else { > // Code for failed comment post > } > > }, 'json'); > > On Jan 30, 12:42 pm, GreatBigBore <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Have your PHP script return an XML document, and then parse that XML > > with JQuery: > > > PHP: > > > /* > > <FunctionResult> > > <FunctionStatus success="1" message="Request processed" /> > > </FunctionResult> > > */ > > $document = DOMImplementation::createDocument(); > > $document->formatOutput = true; > > $document->preserveWhitespace = true; > > > $functionResult = $document->createElement('FunctionResult'); > > $document->appendChild($functionResult); > > > $functionStatus = $document->createElement('FunctionStatus'); > > $functionResult->appendChild($functionStatus); > > > $success = true; > > $message = 'Request successful'; > > > ...Do stuff that changes $success and $message if necesssary... > > > $functionStatus->setAttribute('success', $success); > > $functionStatus->setAttribute('message', addslashes($message)); > > > // Now respond to the requestor > > Header("Content-type: text/xml", 1); > > echo $document->saveXML(); > > > Javascript: > > > $.post('http://myserver.com/ajax.php', > > { 'function' : 'getEfforts', > > 'parameter1' : something > > }, > > > function(xml) { > > /* > > <FunctionResult> > > <FunctionStatus success="1" message="Request > > processed" /> > > </FunctionResult> > > */ > > var statusNode = $('FunctionStatus', xml).get(0); > > var success = intToBool(statusNode.getAttribute('success')); > > if(success === true) { > > } else { > > } > > } > > );
