Thanks a lot. Really appreciate it. I will try to apply it. quickshiftin wrote: > > json is just a terse way to create objects anonymously as well as other > data > structures in javascript. > http://json.org/ > > to build a json response with html > essentially all you need to do is create a javascript array in php and put > the html > you want for the next page in that. then you use the eval() function in > javascript > to 'incarnate' the javascript array (which contains the html). once youve > done that > you can put the html into the dom wherever you like. typically you will > replace some > existing dom content w/ the new html. > > so as an example; lets say on the php side of things you have your html; > for > the sake > of brevity lets assume its in a variable called *$html*. you will need to > encode this for > transmission (so the javascript interpreter doesnt blow up when it tries > to > 'incarnate' the > string as literal javascript code). if youre using php5 this is as simple > as > > $jsonResponse = json_encode(utf8_encode('var newHtml = [' . $html . ']')); > > notice the braces on either side of the html; here were creating a > javascript array containing > our html string. if you have multiple html segments youd like to stitch > into different parts of the > dom, simply delimit them with commas, such as > > $jsonResponse = json_encode(utf8_encode('var newHtml = [' . $html . ', ' . > $html1 . ', ' . $html2 . ']')); > and so on. > > then you will send that to the browser, where your ajax handler will > intercept it. > echo $jsonReponse; > > on the javascript side all you need to do is run this output from the php > through the javascript interpreter. > jquery will hand you back the results packed up somehow, you will have to > read up on how it will hand this > to you (its an XMLHttpRequest object under the hood); but lets say its in > a > variable, *responseText*. > the javascript to incarnate your string is: > > eval('('+responseText+')'); > > now all the strings of html you put in the array on the server side are > available to your javascript as indexes of > the *newHtml* array. > > so lets say you have a section of the dom in a div tag, with id, * > dynamicContentSection*; using traditional dhtml > techniques you would do something like this to get your new html in place > > document.getElementById('dynamicContentSection').innerHtml = newHtml[0]; > > thats about it. there are plenty of places to make mistakes though :) > and there alternatives to the methods ive suggested, of course. > > take a look a firebug (firefox plugin) and jslint (javascript syntax > checker) > theyre great javascript debugging tools. > > -nathan > > > On Nov 18, 2007 8:25 PM, samantha_o <ooi_lching@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> I did not try using json because i am very new in this field and dont >> know >> much about it. Can you give me some examples about it? Thanks for >> helping. >> >> >> Shiplu wrote: >> > >> > Why dont you use json as server response? Then manipulate it by own >> > javascript. You can use jquery $.getJSON function to do the ajax part >> > for you. >> > >> > On 11/16/07, Shiplu <shiplu.net@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Why dont you use json as server response? Then manipulate it by own >> >> javascript. You can use jquery $.getJSON function to do the ajax part >> >> for you. >> >> >> >> On 11/16/07, samantha_o <ooi_lching@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Hi, >> >> > >> >> > i would like to submit forms with ajax, using jquery and then load >> the >> >> next >> >> > page. I had successfully do it with jquery and form plugin. however, >> it >> >> does >> >> > not work whenever the server response consist of both HTMLs and >> >> javascript >> >> > together. Is it possible to make it works? I am new in all this. Can >> >> anyone >> >> > help me? >> >> > -- >> >> > View this message in context: >> >> > >> >> >> http://www.nabble.com/submitting-forms-with-ajax-tf4819530.html#a13788322 >> >> > Sent from the PHP - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> >> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> > >> > >> > >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/submitting-forms-with-ajax-tf4819530.html#a13826338 >> Sent from the PHP - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/submitting-forms-with-ajax-tf4819530.html#a13830261 Sent from the PHP - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
