Question

i have a select box where in it has a list of items and he enters value for each selected option and saves it .
i have written a function like.

$('.add_recordings').click(function () {
    if (($('#recordings_name').val() != '') && ($('#recordings_value').val() != '')) {
        if ($('#recordings').val() == '') {
            var result = $('#recordings_name').val() + '=' + $('#recordings_value').val();
            $('#recordings').html(result);

            var result1 = $('#recordings_name').val() + '=>' + $('#recordings_value').val();
            $('#recordings_array').val(result1);
        }
        else {
            var result = ', ' + $('#recordings_name').val() + '=' + $('#recordings_value').val();
            $('#recordings').append(result);

            var result1 = ', ' + $('#recordings_name').val() + '=>' + $('#recordings_value').val();
            alert(result1);
            $('#recordings_array').append(result1);
        }
    }

});

the append function for recordings_array is not working, its a input of type text.

what i am trying to do is to build an php array using jquery ,so that it can be passed in $_POST.. is there any better method to do this?

Answer 1

the append function for recordings_array is not working, its a
input of type text.

why not set its value instead of appending?

$('#recordings_array').val(result1);

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Edit

if you want to append value, it’s easy on jQuery 1.4

$('#recordings_array').val(function(i,val){
    return val + result1; 
    // this will get the current value of the input (val), 
    // add result1, then return the result as the new value of the input
});

below jQuery 1.4

$('#recordings_array').val($('#recordings_array').val() + result1);