Question

Is there a way to get the value from a div element within a form instead of using a input?

I know it’s kinda a dumb question, but I just want to know if its possible. Something like PHP DOM?

Or is there a way to possible changing the div to an input when hitting submit?

Thanks,

Answer 1

With Javascript, you can put the div’s content into a (hidden) input right before you submit the form.

It will approximately look like this in jQuery:

$('#myForm').submit(function() {
  $('#myHiddenInput').val($('#myDiv').html());
});

Edit: Why are you guys talking about AJAX? There’s no need of using AJAX in this situation!