Paul,
you can certainly pass anything that could be represented as a string.
It's just a matter of *how* to represent it. Object.toQueryString does
indeed skip object properties. Transforming those properties into an
array before sending request shouldn't be too hard though.
- kangax
On May 31, 2:11 pm, WebbedIT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The array wouldn't go at all where it should have posted
>
> filters=arrayString¶msVar1=Value1¶msVar2=value2
>
> it just kept posting
>
> ¶msVar1=Value1¶msVar2=value2
>
> I have now experimented further and have created a hash which I then
> passed through toJson() before posting to PHP where I used
> json_decode(). So whilst the initial issue is not resolved (it
> probably can't be as I don't think you can pass through an associative
> array) I have managed to get my code working.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul.
>
> On May 31, 7:02 pm, kangax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > What do you mean by "cannot post to the PHP script"?
> > Does it come in a wrong format?
>
> > - kangax
>
> > On May 31, 12:10 pm, WebbedIT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > Hi guys,
>
> > > Been working on this most of the day and not getting anywhere fast. I
> > > am working on a simple e-commerce system more specifically a filter
> > > system for product listings.
>
> > > What I have at present is two sets of radio buttons which are
> > > generated by my productFilters() javascript function, which in turn
> > > runs an Ajax.Updater, as the page loads:
>
> > > Set 1: Option 1, Option 2, Option 3
> > > Set 2: Option A, Option B, Option c
>
> > > Each radio button has an onChange event in place which recalls the
> > > productFilters() function. The function first creates an array
> > > including the value of each set of radio buttons. This is where I am
> > > stuck ... how do I pass my variable through to PHP in the following
> > > format?
>
> > > filters[set1] = value
> > > filters[set2] = value
>
> > > I am creating this array in the javascript no probem, but cannot post
> > > it to the PHP script. Here is my javascript function.
>
> > > function productFilters(params) {
> > > var filters = new Array();
> > > $$('#productFiltersWrap
> > > input[type="radio"]').pluck('name').uniq().each(function(f) {
> > > filters[f] = $$('input:checked[type="radio"][name="' + f +
> > > '"]').pluck('value');
> > > });
> > > if (!params.evalScripts) {
> > > params.evalScripts = false;
> > > }
> > > new Ajax.Updater(params.container, '/js/ajax.php', { parameters:
> > > Object.extend ({filters: filters}, params), evalScripts:
> > > params.evalScripts});
>
> > > }
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