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[antonyfal]

Hello.

I want to get the server ajax request and turn it into a variable which i can use in If statements.

 

FOR EXAMPLE:

<?php
some php code here, mostly some calls to ready made functions
?>
//this is part of our ajax/javascript calls and html form (I got this example from the net)

ajaxRequest.onreadystatechange = function(){
	if(ajaxRequest.readyState == 4){
// here we say to put the ajax responce into a id with name time.. as value..blah blah 
		document.myForm.time.value = ajaxRequest.responseText;
	}
}
ajaxRequest.open("GET", "serverTime.php", true);
ajaxRequest.send(null); 
}
//here is the actual form
//-->
</script>
<form name='myForm' method="post">
Name: <input type='text' onChange="ajaxFunction();" name='username' /> <br />
Time: <input type='text' name='time' /> //here is the id(or name) time where the ajax responce is used as value ...
</form>
</body>
</html>

//HERE IS WHERE MY QUESTION LIES: 

<?php

If this was all php without ajax i would submit the form to self, the page would reload and my post/get would be picked up, and i could use them in if statements like so:

if ($_GET['time'] == '12:00'){
$thedaytime='Afternoon';
} else {
if ($_GET['time'] == '18:00'){
$thedaytime='Evening';
} else {
if ($_GET['time'] == '00:00'){
$thedaytime='Its past your bed time';
}
}
}
?>

HERE IS MY QUESTION!!!!!

How can i Manipulate the "echo" result that i get from a ajax response so that i can change it into a variable so that i can use them in the if statements like the example above???

something like so:

if (echo result of ajax  == '00:00'){

$thedaytime='Its past your bed time';

}

 

any help!

best regards

Tony

 

 

[sunfighter]

You will not be able to use the if statement example you gave us because it's php. And yes I know that you knew that.

 

Change this line

document.myForm.time.value = ajaxRequest.responseText;

 

Call the function that will do the if statements. Let's call that function iffy(time)

 

iffy('ajaxRequest.responseText');

 

Should do the trick.

 

 

[antonyfal]

Hi sunfighter,

Thanks for the response....

 

The direction you are taking me, although 100% on the right track, is way on the other-side of what i had in my mind..

 

I see where you going now...

could you give me an example of the "iffy" function? Like just a small complete function example? and would this function be in .php or javascript?

 

 

 

[antonyfal]

Hi, Im back i did some more research for examples based on what you showed me.. I again viewed 60++ email form examples, a couple of login examples a couple of validation scripts, but i cant find what im looking for!!:

 

I dont think Ajax can help me! or ...?

 

All ajax does is give a responce to your input! or validate thats all i find validation and email...

 

I havent found one single example for what i need. And to me it seems like something that should be basic to do!!!

Here is a working sample of my current code: (WHICH IS PHP) all im trying to do is! make it so that the page does not reload!

SEE below

 

//heres my form
		<div><form method="post" action="#" name="presearchform" >
		<center><table width="50%" style="border:1px solid #444444">
		<tbody><tr><td colspan="1">Gender:</td><td colspan="1"><select name="searchgender" id="searchgender" class="inputbox">
		<option value="Male">Male</option>
		<option value="Female">Female</option>
            </select></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:right"><input type="image" value="Submit" name="Submit" alt="Submit" src="search.png">
<input type="hidden" value="1" name="postintegratedsearch"></td></tr>			
</tbody></table></center>
</form><br></div>


//heres the php part

<?php
		if ($_POST['postintegratedsearch'] == '1')
			{
			blah blah blah
			}


			If ($_POST['searchgender'] == 'Male'){

			blah blah blah
			}

//			anf then further down i may have another

			If ($_POST['searchgender'] == 'Male'){

			blah blah blah
			}

//			and then another but this one will be for female!!


			If ($_POST['searchgender'] == 'Female'){

			blah blah blah
			}
?>				

 

How would i use the example you gave me to make this work for example?

 

If ($_POST['searchgender'] == 'Male'){

 

blah blah blah

}