Eval can be used to crash a Python app or hack into it, so *please don't use it*, as tempting as it may be!! (http://nedbatchelder.com/blog/201206/eval_really_is_dangerous.html)
I spent some time working on this and found that something like this is a decent way to do it: <script> //http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8890524/pass-array-to-ajax-request-in-ajax info = []; info[0] = 'hi'; info[1] = 'hello'; $.ajax({ type: "POST", data: {info:info}, url: "index.php", success: function(msg){ $('.answer').html(msg); } }); </script> In web2py: def getRequestVars(name): varValue = request.vars[name + '[]'] if type(varValue) == str: return [varValue] #check for single value else: return varValue info = getRequestVars('info') This approach is nice because you can use both web2py and jQuery's automatic array handling. :) On Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:18:09 AM UTC-4, rochacbruno wrote: > > I dont know if this is the best approach, but I juste tested here and > works. > > On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 2:17 AM, Noel Villamor <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I wanted to pass an array from jQuery to a controller. >> >> <script> >> var xyz= ['Sun','Mon','Tue','Wed','Thu','Fri','Sat']; >> $(function() { >> $("body").click(function(event) { >> >> ajax("{{=URL('default','mycontroller')}}"+"?array="+xyz,[],'target'); > > }); >> }); >> </script> >> >> the above will call this url: > /default/mycontroller?array=['Sun','Mon','Tue','Wed','Thu','Fri','Sat'] > > > >> def mycontroller(): >> # Here, I wanted to receive xyz as an array. >> > > myarray = eval(request.vars.array) > > > the above will receive the string and evaluate as a Python list. > > (BUT, BE CAREFUL!! it can be used to crash your app) > > another solution may be better than the above, is to split the array as > args and pass it separated. > > <script> > > var xyz= ['Sun','Mon','Tue','Wed','Thu','Fri','Sat']; > args = xyz.join("/") > > $(function() { > $("body").click(function(event) { > ajax("{{=URL('default','mycontroller')}}"+args ,[],'target'); > > }); > }); > > </script> > > the url will be called as > > /default/mycontroller/Sun/Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/'Fri/Sat > > in controller > > def mycrontroller(): > > array = request.args > array[0] # "Sun" > > The second approach is better ans safe. > -- > > > > -- > Bruno Rocha > [ About me: http://zerp.ly/rochacbruno ] > [ Aprenda a programar: http://CursoDePython.com.br ] > [ O seu aliado nos cuidados com os animais: http://AnimalSystem.com.br ] > [ Consultoria em desenvolvimento web: http://www.blouweb.com ] > > -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
