Question

I am using jQuery sortable to allow users to be able to sort which order images show up. However I am having trouble sending the actual order to the php script

JS:

$( ".sort-p-images" ).sortable({
    stop: function(event, ui){
        var form_data = { order: $(".sort-p-images").sortable('toArray')) }
        $.ajax({
            url: "update_img_order",
            type: "POST",
            data: form_data,
            dataType: "json",
            cache: false,
            success: function(json)
            {
                console.log('ajax done');
            }
        });
    }
});

The error I am getting is:
Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token }

Why can’t I include that under the variable form_data?

Answer 1

Remove the excess parenthesis:

var form_data = { order: $(".sort-p-images").sortable('toArray')) }

Change it to:

var form_data = {order: $(".sort-p-images").sortable('toArray')};