creating some arrays from ajax response text

[sw45acp]

Hi,

 

I have an ajax response text string that looks something like this: "part2=true;part7=false;part9=false;..."

I would like to turn this string into an array, that looks like this:

 

part2 = true

part7 = false

part9 = false

 

I know to use the explode function, but that will only break it into an array either by using the "=" or ";" as a delimiter....

Thank you for any help.

[Adam]

An AJAX response..? I'm not sure I follow. The 'AJAX response' would be handled at the JS end. I have a possible better solution for you, but just need to know exactly what you mean first.

[sw45acp]

Its an ajax response text, from an ajax request using prototype. The text comes back from the request from the server like "part1=true;part4=false". I need to be able to break it into an array for sorting.

[Adam]

So this is with JavaScript? You've posted in a PHP forum talking about explode .. a PHP function.

[sw45acp]

Ahh, youre right i posted this in the wrong forum. I hate it when I do that. yes this needs to be done with javascript since its being handled in the ajax request. Sorry im kind of a noob.

[JasonLewis]

Aside from that fact, why not encode it with JSON then decode the response text, saves sending back a string to break apart.

[sw45acp]

Aside from that fact, why not encode it with JSON then decode the response text, saves sending back a string to break apart.

So you mean encode javascript in the server side where the response text comes from?

Is http://www.prototypejs.org/learn/json this what you mean?

[Adam]

No worries, I was just a little confused.

 

Okay, well my advise would be to use a better data structure. Have you heard of JSON before? The PHP side is easy, all you need to do is run your array through json_encode and output  to the browser. When the JavaScript receives it as the response text, JS can already read it; you just access it like a normal array.

 

Quick example:

 

<?php

$array = array(
    'part2' => true,
    'part7' => false,
    'part9' => false
);

echo json_encode($array);

?>

 

That will return:

 

{"part2":true,"part7":false,"part9":false}

 

Then in your JavaScript you can just access it like a normal array:

 

var part2 = ajax.responseText['part2'];

[sw45acp]

Ok that looks like it will do the trick. Thanks!