Question

I a problem that has been driving me nuts for awhile now. Here is the set up:

I have a draggable list that is being used for user navigation. I would like to save how the user orders the list to a database so it is the same the next time they load the page. I am using (or trying to) use an ajax call to save the order.

Here is my jQuery:

$(document).ready(function() {    
$( "#sortable" ).sortable({
            revert: true,
            stop: function(event, ui) {
                var aResult = $('#sortable').sortable('toArray');    
                postChanges( aResult );        
            }
        });           

});

function postChanges( result ) {

$.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    url: "model/customNav.cfm",
    data: {order: result },             
    timeout: "5000" 

});
}

On the cfm page “CustomNav” I have a simple cfdump to dump the form variable out to make sure the data is getting sent correctly:
(I tried to post an image but I am too new, I will try and “draw” the results from the cfdump)

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|struct |
|Fieldnames| ORDER[] |
|ORDER[] | 3,2,1 |

The problem is, how do I access the order data? I figured because it was dumping the form structure, I would use dot notation to gain access to the order (i.e. form.order). That does not work. When I try and dump form.order I get an error saying the variable order is not found inside form.

I suspect it has to do with how I am sending the data to the coldfusion page, however I am not sure what I am doing wrong. So my question is, if I am sending the data correctly to the coldfusion page, how do I access it? If I am sending the data incorrectly, where did I go wrong?

Thanks much!

Answer 1

You could also try just accessing form[“order[]”]