Can you make a concrete example?
On Oct 6, 10:11 am, iiijjjiii <[email protected]> wrote: > I am working on a plugin that allows a user to select from several > options. I have a page with a form and the plugin. When the form > submits, the controller saves the form data but also needs to record > the option selected in the plugin. How can this be done? > > My current method is to use jquery. The plugin stores the selected > value in a hidden div with a unique id. On submit the main page copies > the value of the hidden div to a hidden form field, and the value is > provided within the form data. > > I have this working as a proof of concept using just a simple, one- > field plugin. However, I foresee creating more complex plugins which > might have many fields. Using jquery gets messy. > > Is there a better way to handle that? Have the plugin store data in a > database table? How can the controller identify the record? Store data > as session data? > > Any suggestions appreciated.
