<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js" data-semver="2.1.1" data-require="jquery@*"></script>
<script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/js/bootstrap.min.js" data-semver="3.1.1" data-require="bootstrap@3.1.1"></script>
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-mockjax/1.5.3/jquery.mockjax.min.js"></script>
<script src="script.js"></script>
<script src="jquery-form-serializer.js"></script>
<link href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" data-semver="3.1.1" data-require="bootstrap-css@3.1.1" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
</head>
<body>
<h1>How to send bootstrap form using ajax request</h1>
<div class="container">
<div class="well">
<form id="ajaxForm" class="form-vertical" role="form" autocomplete="off" method="POST" action="/ajaxRequest/">
<fieldset>
<div class="col-xs-12">
<button class="btn btn-default pull-right" id="defaultData">Fill default data</button>
</div>
<div class="form-group col-xs-12 col-sm-6">
<label for="firstname" class="control-label">First Name</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="firstname" id="firstname" placeholder="Enter First Name">
</div>
<div class="form-group col-xs-12 col-sm-6">
<label for="lastname" class="control-lable">Last Name</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="lastname" id="lastname" placeholder="Enter Last Name">
</div>
<div class="form-group col-xs-12 col-sm-12">
<label for="address" class="control-label">Address</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="address[street]" id="address_street" placeholder="Your street">
</div>
<div class="form-group col-xs-6 col-sm-6">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="address[city]" id="address_city" placeholder="Your city">
</div>
<div class="form-group col-xs-6 col-sm-6">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="address[zip]" id="address_zip" placeholder="Your zip code">
</div>
<div class="col-xs-12">
<label class="control-label" for="emails">Email:</label>
<div class="control-group" id="emails">
<div class="controls">
<div class="entry input-group form-group">
<span class="input-group-addon">@</span>
<input class="form-control" name="emails[0]" placeholder="add email" type="text">
<span class="input-group-btn">
<button class="btn btn-success btn-add" type="button">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-plus"></span>
</button>
</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<small>Press <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-plus gs"></span> to add another email :)</small>
</div>
<div class="pull-right">
<br>
<div class="btn-group col-xs-12">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" id="sendQueryString">Query string</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" id="sendSerialized">Serialized form</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-warning" id="sendPlainJSon">Plain json</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-success" id="sendTreeJSon">Tree json</button>
</div>
</div>
</fieldset>
</form>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container">
<div class="well col-xs-12">
<div class="control-label col-xs-12">
<label>Data sent:</label>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-12">
<textarea class="form-control" readonly id="dataSent">here: data sent...</textarea>
<br>
</div>
<div class="control-label col-xs-12">
<label>Result:</label>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-12">
<textarea class="form-control" readonly id="results">Waiting to send request</textarea>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
$(document).ready(function() {
function ajaxCallRequest(f_method, f_url, f_data) {
$("#dataSent").val(unescape(f_data));
var f_contentType = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8';
$.ajax({
url: f_url,
type: f_method,
contentType: f_contentType,
dataType: 'json',
data: f_data,
success: function(data) {
var jsonResult = JSON.stringify(data);
$("#results").val(unescape(jsonResult));
}
});
}
$(document).on('click', '.btn-add', function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
var controlForm = $('.controls');
var currentEntry = $(this).parents('.entry:first');
var newEntry = $(currentEntry.clone()).appendTo(controlForm);
newEntry.find('input').val('');
controlForm.find('.entry:not(:last) .btn-add')
.removeClass('btn-add').addClass('btn-remove')
.removeClass('btn-success').addClass('btn-danger')
.html('<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-minus"></span>');
var inputs = $('.controls .form-control');
$.each(inputs, function(index, item) {
item.name = 'emails[' + index + ']';
});
});
$(document).on('click', '.btn-remove', function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
$(this).parents('.entry:first').remove();
var inputs = $('.controls .form-control');
$.each(inputs, function(index, item) {
item.name = 'emails[' + index + ']';
});
});
$(document).on('click', '.btn-remove', function(event) {
e.preventDefault();
alert('remove');
});
$("#sendQueryString").click(function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
var form = $('#ajaxForm');
var method = form.attr('method');
var url = form.attr('action') + 'queryString/';
var data = $(form).serialize();
console.log(data);
ajaxCallRequest(method, url, data);
});
$.mockjax({
url: '/ajaxRequest/queryString/',
type: 'POST',
contentType: 'text/json',
responseTime: 0,
response: function(settings) {
var data = settings.data;
var arrayData = data.split('&');
var jsonData = {}, paramvalue = '';
for (i = 0; i < arrayData.length; i++) {
paramvalue = arrayData[i].split('=');
jsonData[paramvalue[0]] = paramvalue[1];
}
this.responseText = jsonData;
}
});
$("#sendSerialized").click(function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
var form = $('#ajaxForm');
var method = form.attr('method');
var url = form.attr('action') + 'serialized/';
var arrayData = $(form).serializeArray();
var data = JSON.stringify(arrayData);
console.log(data);
ajaxCallRequest(method, url, data);
});
$.mockjax({
url: '/ajaxRequest/serialized/',
type: 'POST',
contentType: 'text/json',
responseTime: 0,
response: function(settings) {
var data = settings.data;
this.responseText = data;
}
});
$("#sendPlainJSon").click(function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
var form = $('#ajaxForm');
var method = form.attr('method');
var url = form.attr('action') + 'plainjson/';
var jsonData = {};
$.each($(form).serializeArray(), function() {
jsonData[this.name] = this.value;
});
var data = JSON.stringify(jsonData);
console.log(data);
ajaxCallRequest(method, url, data);
});
$.mockjax({
url: '/ajaxRequest/plainjson/',
type: 'POST',
contentType: 'text/json',
responseTime: 0,
response: function(settings) {
var data = settings.data;
this.responseText = data;
}
});
$("#sendTreeJSon").click(function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
var form = $('#ajaxForm');
var method = form.attr('method');
var url = form.attr('action') + 'treejson/';
var jsonData = $(form).serializeObject();
console.log(jsonData);
ajaxCallRequest(method, url, jsonData);
});
$.mockjax({
url: '/ajaxRequest/treejson/',
type: 'POST',
contentType: 'text/json',
responseTime: 0,
response: function(settings) {
var data = settings.data;
this.responseText = data;
}
});
$("#defaultData").click(function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
$('#firstname').val('Mortadelo');
$('#lastname').val('Filemon');
$('#address_street').val('Rua del Percebe 13');
$('#address_city').val('Madrid');
$('#address_zip').val('28010');
$("[name='emails[0]']").val('superintendencia@cia.es');
});
});
/* Styles go here */
### Some of the topics covered in this sample:
1. Bootstrap forms
2. Complex structure data:
3. Fields using numerical indexed keys: field[0], field[1], ...
4. Fields using nested keys: field[key1][key11], field[key1][key12], ...
5. Dynamic input field creation
6. Form serialization to JSon object:
7. JQuery query string serialization
8. JQuery standard serialization
9. JQuery enhance serialization
10. Custom json serialization
11. Faking ajax request
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(function($) {
$.fn.serializeObject = function() {
var self = this,
json = {},
push_counters = {},
patterns = {
"validate": /^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*(?:\[(?:\d*|[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\])*$/,
"key": /[a-zA-Z0-9_]+|(?=\[\])/g,
"push": /^$/,
"fixed": /^\d+$/,
"named": /^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$/
};
this.pair = function(base, key, value) {
base[key] = value;
return base;
};
this.push_counter = function(key) {
if (push_counters[key] === undefined) {
push_counters[key] = 0;
}
return push_counters[key]++;
};
$.each($(this).serializeArray(), function(index, item) {
// skip invalid keys
var name = item.name;
if (!patterns.validate.test(name)) {
return;
}
var key;
var keys = name.match(patterns.key);
var value = item.value;
var reverse_key = name;
while ((key = keys.pop()) !== undefined) {
// adjust reverse_key
reverse_key = reverse_key.replace(new RegExp("\\[" + key + "\\]$"), '');
// push
if (key.match(patterns.push)) {
value = self.pair([], self.push_counter(reverse_key), value);
}
// fixed
else if (key.match(patterns.fixed)) {
value = self.pair([], key, value);
}
// named
else if (key.match(patterns.named)) {
value = self.pair({}, key, value);
}
}
json = $.extend(true, json, value);
});
return json;
};
})(jQuery);