Question

I have a page that I have a page I pull from the server every x seconds using some ajax, and then I replace some HTML on the site with the new HTML pulled from the server. The problem has always been that there is a form in that HTML. I want to know is there a way to preserve the value of the form (that the user has entered) when replacing the html in javascript.

Answer 1

Use two callback functions (you should use $.ajax), in the callback before sending (beforeSend(x){ /your code here/; }) you save the parameters (to an array or hashtable): saved = $(element).val(); then in the second callback (use success(x){}) you write them back in. using $(element).val(saved);