I don't understand what you want to tell me. the toJSON method is diferent that the method that i do.
Did you refer about the method's name? formToObject is better? On 12 jun, 16:05, Tobie Langel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Find don't you just define a toJSON method for forms and form > elements. > > Prototype's implementation was designed with that in mind. > > Seehttp://prototypejs.org/learn/jsonfor details. (About midways) > > Best, > > Tobie > > On Jun 12, 3:52 pm, TAOS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Now i fix my method. > > > It work like a prototype serialize method without options and with ths > > option hierarchy = true work like my way, broke in each point. > > > examples with this form: > > > Look herehttp://pastebin.com/f41ba8348toview the code with better > > look. > > > <form id="form_person"> > > <input name="person.name" value="Thiago"/> > > <input name="person.age" value="23"/> > > <input name="person.address.street" value="Marketplace Street" /> > > <select name="person.country.id"> > > <option value="BR">BR</option> > > <option value="EUA">EUA</option> > > </select> > > <input type="checkbox" name="person.intersting" value="Prototype" > > checked="checked"/> > > <input type="checkbox" name="person.intersting" value="Ruby" > > checked="checked"/> > > <input type="checkbox" name="person.intersting" value="Java" /> > > </form> > > > formToJSON('form_person'); > > > "person.name=Thiago&person.age=23&person.address.street=Marketplace > > %20Street&person.country.id=BR&person.intersting=Prototype&person.interstin > > g=Ruby" > > > formToJSON('form_person', {}); > > > { > > person.name:"Thiago", > > person.age:"23", > > person.address.street:"Marketplace Street", > > person.country.id:"BR", > > person.intersting:["Prototype", "Ruby"] > > > } > > > formToJSON('form_person', { hierarchy: true, prefix : 'person.', > > exclude: ['intersting'] } ); > > > { > > name:"Thiago", > > age:"23", > > address:{street:"Marketplac..."}, > > country:{id:"BR"} > > > } > > > And finally the method. No repeat code, and no eval > > > function formToJSON(form, options) { > > elements = $(form).getElements(); > > if (typeof options != 'object') options = { hash: !!options }; > > else if (Object.isUndefined(options.hash)) options.hash = true; > > var key, value, submitted = false, submit = options.submit; > > > var data = elements.inject({ }, function(result, element) { > > if (!element.disabled && element.name) { > > key = element.name; > > value = $(element).getValue(); > > if (value != null && (element.type != 'submit' || > > (!submitted && > > submit !== false && (!submit || key == submit) && > > (submitted > > = true)))) { > > > function set_key(key, obj, value) { > > if (key in obj) { > > if ( !Object.isArray( obj[key] ) ) obj[key] = > > [ obj[key] ]; > > obj[key].push(value); > > } else obj[key] = value; > > return obj; > > } > > > function is_exclude_key(key) { > > if( Object.isArray(options.exclude) && > > options.exclude.indexOf(key) != -1 ) return true; > > return false; > > } > > > if( !Object.isUndefined(options.hierarchy) && > > options.hierarchy ) { > > key = ( !Object.isUndefined(options.prefix) > > ) ? > > key.replace(options.prefix,"") : key; > > if( is_exclude_key(key) ) return result; > > if( key.indexOf(".") != -1 ) { > > var newkey = key.substring( 0, > > key.indexOf(".") ); > > key = key.replace( newkey + ".", "" > > ); > > > function > > set_and_advance_key(processkey, obj, value) { > > if( processkey.indexOf(".") > > != -1 ) { > > var newkey = > > processkey.substring( 0, > > processkey.indexOf(".") ); > > processkey = > > processkey.replace( newkey + ".", "" ); > > obj[newkey] = > > set_and_advance_key( processkey, {}, > > value ) > > } else obj = > > set_key(processkey, obj, value); > > return obj; > > } > > result[newkey] = > > set_and_advance_key(key, {}, value); > > } else result = set_key(key, result, value); > > } else if( !is_exclude_key(key) ) result = > > set_key(key, > > result, value); > > } > > } > > return result; > > }); > > return options.hash ? data : Object.toQueryString(data); > > > }; > > > and now, with yout tips i think that the method is better. > > How can i get more better yet? > > > On 12 jun, 10:12, "Frederick Polgardy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You passed the serialized string into the function, which won't work. > > > (It'll iterate through the characters, as you can see.) > > > > There isn't a Prototype function that collects a form's values into an > > > object, but it's pretty simple to write one: > > > > function to_object(form) { > > > return $(form).getElements().inject({}, function(object, element) { > > > o[e.name] = $F(e); > > > return o; > > > }); > > > > } > > > > This doesn't handle multiple valued elements like checkboxes and > > > multiselects, but it gives the basic idea. You'd then pass the result of > > > that to to_exploded_object() to handle the rest: > > > > var object = to_exploded_object(to_object('form_test')); > > > > I might refactor this a bit into a single function. I think it has a > > > pretty > > > important use-case: where you want to submit a JSON request directly from > > > a > > > form in HTML/JS without going through a server-side framework that handles > > > this unpacking for you. > > > > -Fred > > > > On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 7:43 AM, TAOS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > How to use this? > > > > > json = to_exploded_object( $('form_test').serialize() ); > > > > > or > > > > > json = to_exploded_object( Object.toJSON( $ > > > > ('form_test').serialize() ) ); > > > > > Look the result in both examples, this don't work like i expected, but > > > > i get the ideia to don't use eval. thx both. > > > > > { 0:""", 1:"c", 2:"o", 3:"n", 4:"c", 5:"e", 6:"s", > > > > 7:"s", 8:"i", 9:"o", 10:"n", 11:"a", 12:"r", 13:"i", > > > > 14:"a", 15:".", 16:"c", 17:"a", 18:"r", 19:"r", > > > > 20:"o", 21:".", 22:"m", 23:"a", 24:"r", 25:"c", > > > > 26:"a", 27:".", 28:"c", 29:"o", 30:"d", 31:"i", 32:"g", > > > > 33:"o", 34:"=", 35:"2", 36:"0", 37:"&", > > > > 38:"c", 39:"o", 40:"n", 41:"c", 42:"e", 43:"s", > > > > 44:"s", 45:"i", .... > > > > > On 11 jun, 22:48, "Frederick Polgardy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Right, all the uses of eval were unnecessary. > > > > > > I came up with a quick utility along these lines, that allows you to > > > > > pass > > > > in > > > > > an object like: > > > > > > {"a.b.c": 1, "a.b.d":2, "a.b.e[0].f": 3, "a.b.e[1].g": 4} > > > > > > Which you might get from a Prototype form utility function, and get > > > > > back > > > > an > > > > > exploded object like: > > > > > > {"a": {"b": {"c":1, "d":2, "e": [{"f": 3}, {"g": 4}]}}} > > > > > > Which is suitable for passing to Object.toJSON(). It basically just > > > > handles > > > > > intermediate objects that can be ordinary values or arrays, but that > > > > handles > > > > > all the cases I can think of. Let me know what you think. > > > > > > function to_exploded_object(object) { > > > > > var root = {}; > > > > > > $H(object).each(function(property) { > > > > > var current = root, > > > > > path = property.key.split("."), > > > > > last = path.pop(); > > > > > > function set_and_advance_key(key, value) { > > > > > var match = key.match(/^(\w+)(?:\[(\d+)\])?/), > > > > > name = match[1], > > > > > index = match[2]; > > > > > > if (index) { > > > > > index = parseInt(index); > > > > > current[name] = current[name] || []; > > > > > current[name][index] = current[name][index] || value; > > > > > current = current[name][index]; > > > > > } else { > > > > > current[name] = current[name] || value; > > > > > current = current[name]; > > > > > } > > > > > } > > > > > > path.each(function(key) { set_and_advance_key(key, {}); }); > > > > > set_and_advance_key(last, property.value); > > > > > }); > > > > > > return root; > > > > > } > > > > > > -Fred > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 4:43 PM, kangax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Fair enough, but still makes little sense to use eval: > > > > > > > function toObject(str) { > > > > > > var result = { }; > > > > > > str.split('.').inject(result, function(parent, child) { > > ... > > mais » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group. 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