Those are span elements inside <td> inside<tr> in a table. But the values themselves are fine - I can print them out, and they are correct. It's only a problem when I try to apply btoa function to it.
On Fri, May 17, 2019, 8:09 AM villas <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm, not sure. > Are you getting the values from <input> elements? > Try: > > var hereWeAre = $(this).val(); > > > On Friday, 17 May 2019 12:13:03 UTC+1, Vlad wrote: >> >> I thought so and tried: >> >> $(".EncodedDescriptionField").each( function(index, element ){ >> var hereWeAre = $(this).text(); >> var decodedString = atob(hereWeAre); >> console.error(hereWeAre); >> console.error(decodedString); >> }); >> >> this brings up an exception: >> >> Uncaught DOMException: Failed to execute 'atob' on 'Window': The string >> to be decoded is not correctly encoded. >> >> I've also double-checked the values - they are correct. For example, when >> I replace with the following: >> >> var decodedString = atob("Q29va2llcyBvbmU="); >> >> it decodes just fine, and the string itself I pick right from there - >> that's the value it has when it throws exception. >> >> Have no slightest clue what could possibly go wrong. >> >> >> On Friday, May 17, 2019 at 7:06:54 AM UTC-4, villas wrote: >>> >>> Maybe you need to iterate through the class elements. See this: >>> >>> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4735342/jquery-to-loop-through-elements-with-the-same-class >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, 16 May 2019 23:58:28 UTC+1, Vlad wrote: >>>> >>>> Just to clarify: >>>> >>>> the following works perfect for one field by ID (decrypts it back): >>>> var encodedDescription = $("#CurrentCartDescription").text() >>>> $("#CurrentCartDescription").html(atob(encodedDescription)); >>>> >>>> However, when I try to do it for a bunch of fields at once using class >>>> (instead of id), it doesn't work - doesn't touch the values: >>>> >>>> $(".EncodedDescriptionField").html(atob($(".EncodedDescriptionField").text())); >>>> >>>> I am sure I am missing something basic... Greatly appreciate >>>> suggestions - >>>> >>>> On Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 6:54:14 PM UTC-4, Vlad wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I had no clue about it - I mean never heard the terms :) >>>>> >>>>> Thank you very much for point to the direction. After some googling, >>>>> it is almost working. >>>>> >>>>> Encoding is just fine (using btoa). >>>>> >>>>> When I read it back and want to decode - it's not yet behaving right. >>>>> I'm suspecting my javascript is a problem. >>>>> >>>>> There is a bunch of fields which now have encrypted values (class >>>>> 'EncodedDescriptionField'), and I am trying to use the following to >>>>> reclaim >>>>> the original values: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> $(".EncodedDescriptionField").html(atob($(".EncodedDescriptionField").text())); >>>>> >>>>> What am I doing wrong? (It doesn't change the values - they remain as >>>>> they are, encrypted) >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 5:35:39 PM UTC-4, João Matos wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Have you considered base64 encoding/decoding? >>>>>> >>>>>> quinta-feira, 16 de Maio de 2019 às 20:43:58 UTC+1, Vlad escreveu: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have the following javascript in the view: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> var id = $('#CurrentCartId').text(); >>>>>>> var description = $(this).text(); >>>>>>> var url='{{=URL('cart','description')}}'; >>>>>>> url += '/' + id + '/'; >>>>>>> url += description; >>>>>>> ajax(url,[],':eval'); >>>>>>> >>>>>>> the reason I use url+= to pass parameters instead of using args in >>>>>>> the URL helper is because the parameters are coming from the html >>>>>>> itself - >>>>>>> they are not known in the controller py. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> now the problem is that it changes the description and I have no way >>>>>>> to recover its original value. for example, when description is "askjdf >>>>>>> d >>>>>>> dka;lskdj 3838&^&%$#@ ((alksjdf__ - ))" (just a randomly typed string >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> this case), it comes out as "askjdf_d___dka_lskdj__3838_____". >>>>>>> Obviously, >>>>>>> it needs to do this conversion in order to pass the parameter, but I >>>>>>> need >>>>>>> to be able to recreate the original string, entered by the user. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is there a better way of doing this? 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