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Call AJAX to send value with button

I read a lot of similar questions, and I tried all solutions but nothing seems to work. I want to send an AJAX request by clicking a button and send what the user typed in a textarea and display it in a div(chatbox). When I click the button, nothing happens. It never calls the function that has the AJAX code. Do you have any ideas what is going on?
P.S. I included the JavaScript files but nothing's changed.
<form action="ajax()">
<textarea id="txtArea" name="txtArea" ></textarea>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
<script type="text/javascript">
//AJAX function
function ajax() {
alert("insert");
var txtArea = $("#txtArea").val();
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "InsertMessage.php",
data: {
txtArea: txtArea
}
success: function(data) {
alert(data);
$("#chatbox").load("DisplayMessages.php")
$("#txtArea").val(""); //Insert chat log into the #chatbox div
}
error: function() {
alert('there was an error, write your error handling code here.');
}
});
}
$(document).ready(startAjax);
//setInterval(function(){
// $("#chatbox").load("DisplayMessages.php");
//}//,1400);
</script>

Your question is not so clear, But for sending data in post method when submiting a form and then show result in a div, try something like this:
html:
<form>
<textarea id="txtArea" name="txtArea" ></textarea>
<input type="submit">
</form>
<div id="resultDiv">
</div>
js:
$( "form" ).submit(function( event ) {
var txtArea = $("#txtArea").val();
$.ajax({
type:"POST",
url:"InsertMessage.php",
data:{txtArea:txtArea}
success: function(data){
alert(data);
$("#resultDiv").html(data);
}
error: function(){
alert('there was an error, write your error handling code here.');
}
});
});

The action attribute has to contain a URL, not Javascript. You can use:
<form action="javascript:ajax()">
or:
<form onsubmit="ajax(); return false;">
or you can bind the event in jQUery:
$(document).ready(function() {
$("form").submit(function() {
ajax();
return false;
});
});

Classic ASP + Ajax Form - success function not working, complete is ok

With Ajax and JS/Jquery I'm trying to send a simple Contact form to a Classic ASP (aspemail) and sent a messagem from a page without reload.
<form id="form-submit" action="ASPEmail.asp" method="post">
Name<br>
<input id="name" type="text"><br>
E-mail<br>
<input id="email" type="text"><br>
Message:<br>
<textarea id="msg"></textarea><br>
<input type="submit" id="btn" value="SEND">
<img src="loading.gif" class="loading">
</form>
My ASPEMAIL.ASP is only test asp and I write only:
<%
Response.Write("ok")
%>
And my JQuery Script:
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.0.js"></script>
<script>
$(function() {
$("#form-submit").submit(function() {
var data = $(this).serialize(),
action = $(this).attr("action"),
method = $(this).attr("method");
$(".loading").show(); // show loading div
$.ajax({
url: action,
type: method,
data: data,
success: function(data) {
if(data === "ok")
{
document.location = "final.asp";
}
},
error: function(err) {
// there was something not right...
},
complete: function() {
$(".loading").hide(); // hide the loading
}
});
return false; // don't let the form be submitted
});
});
</script>
I put a redirect on success to test (My objective is a message only) - but nothing happens.
But after send the "LOADING" appears on screen and hide and then the submit and "complete" is working.
Any idea what is wrong?

you have 2 variables named data, try using a different variable here, as I believe you're "confusing" javascript here :)
success: function(dataReturned) {
if(dataReturned === "ok")
{
document.location = "final.asp";
}
},

how to get ajax response to trigger click

I have two forms for buy now and for pincode when I click buynow button sending request through ajax and same thing is done for pincode form also.
HTML
<form method="POST" action="/cart/add" id="myForm">
.....
....
<input type="button" class="buyNowBtn" id="btnBuyNow"/>
</form>
<form action="#">
<input type="text" id="pinCheck" class="pinCheck" placeholder="enter pin code" />
<button class="btn btn-info" id="pinCheckTest"> Check</button>
</form>
In the same buynow click event I need to trigger a pincode submit button, so I did this
(document).on('click', '#btnBuyNow', function (e) {
....
....
$("#pinCheckTest").trigger('click');
....
});
the above trigger event is successfully calling pincode click event
$('#pinCheckTest').click(function () {
$.ajax({
type: 'GET',
url: url,
success: function (output) {
if (output == 'true') {
}
else{
}
}
});
but I need to get ajax response back to trigger event so that I can do some operation is it possible?
something like
(document).on('click', '#btnBuyNow', function (e) {
....
....
$var output=$("#pinCheckTest").trigger('click');//I need to get ajax response back to this click
if(output=='true'){
......
}else{
.....
}
....
});

You can define a variable outside of both click handlers, when .trigger() is called, assign $.ajax() to variable, use .then() within first click handler to process results of $.ajax() call.
Note, included event.preventDefault() to prevent submission of <form>, as pointed out by #IsmailRBOUH
var dfd;
$(document).on('click', '#btnBuyNow', function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
....
....
$("#pinCheckTest").trigger('click');
if (dfd) {
dfd.then(function(output) {
// do stuff with output
console.log(output)
})
}
....
});
$('#pinCheckTest').click(function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
dfd = $.ajax({
type: 'GET',
url: url,
success: function (output) {
if (output == 'true') {}
else{};
}
})
});
var dfd;
$("#first").click(function() {
$("#second").trigger("click");
if (dfd) {
dfd.then(function(data) {
alert(data)
})
}
})
$("#second").click(function() {
// do ajax stuff
dfd = $.when("second clicked")
})
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<button id="first">first button</button>
<button id="second">second button</button>

Since you are binding the click event to a button inside form you have the prevent the default behaviour which is 'submit the form'. Change you code to :
$('#pinCheckTest').click(function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
//Your ajax call
});
Here is a demo to clarify the difference https://jsfiddle.net/qvjjo3jk/.
Update1:
Add an id to your form:
<form action="#" id="pinCheckForm">
<input type="text" id="pinCheck" class="pinCheck" placeholder="enter pin code" />
<button class="btn btn-info" id="pinCheckTest"> Check</button>
</form>
Then:
$('#pinCheckForm').submit(function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
$.ajax({
type: 'GET',
url: url,
data: $(this).serialize(), //Sends all form data
success: function(output) {
if (output == 'true') {} else {}
}
});
});

jQuery Animation Works But Not Always

I have a form that contains an input with type="image" attribute. I am changing the image everytime whether I get a success or fail call.
But It doesn't work always, I don't see why. Is there any possible way to eliminate setTimeout(function()) or alternative way to implement this animation since this may cause the problem?
HTML
<p class="text-center" style="color:brown" id="input_result">Send</p>
<form data-ajax="false" method="post" name="login_form" role="form">
<div class="form-group">
<input type="image" src="images/default.png" class="img-responsive center-block" name="submit" class="submitBtn" id="input_img">
</div>
</form>
Script
<script>
$('form').bind('submit', function() {
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: 'includes/sendmail.php',
data: $(this).serialize(),
cache: false,
dataType: 'text',
success: function(data, status, xhttp) {
$("#input_img").slideUp(2000).slideDown(1000);
setTimeout(function() {
// Success animation
$('#input_img').attr("src", "images/success.png");
jQuery("input[type='image']").prop("disabled", true);
$('selector').click(false);
$("#input_result").text("Sent!");
$("#input_result").css("color", "green");
}, 1999);
this.submit();
},
error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
$("#input_img").slideUp(2000).slideDown(1000);
setTimeout(function() {
// Fail animation
$('#input_img').attr("src", "images/fail.png");
jQuery("input[type='image']").prop("disabled", true);
$('selector').click(false);
$("#input_result").text("Failed to send!");
$("#input_result").css("color", "red");
}, 1999);
},
});
return false;
})
</script>

When you submit the form using this.submit(); the page is submitted to the server and reloaded again, so you lose the success animation. Since you are posting the values in the function, you don't need to submit the form.

Instead of $("#input_img").slideUp(2000).slideDown(1000); you can use the callback of slideUp to run your function and then in the end of that function call .slideDown()
Like:
$("#input_img").slideUp(2000, function(){
$('#input_img').attr("src", "images/fail.png");
jQuery("input[type='image']").prop("disabled", true);
$('selector').click(false);
$("#input_result").text("Failed to send!");
$("#input_result").css("color", "red");
$("#input_img").slideDown(1000);
}

AJAX: Submitting a form without refreshing the page

I have a form similar to the following:
<form method="post" action="mail.php" id="myForm">
<input type="text" name="fname">
<input type="text" name="lname">
<input type="text" name="email">
<input type="submit">
</form>
I am new to AJAX and what I am trying to accomplish is when the user clicks the submit button, I would like for the mail.php script to run behind the scenes without refreshing the page.
I tried something like the code below, however, it still seems to submit the form as it did before and not like I need it to (behind the scenes):
$.post('mail.php', $('#myForm').serialize());
If possible, I would like to get help implementing this using AJAX,
Many thanks in advance

You need to prevent the default action (the actual submit).
$(function() {
$('form#myForm').on('submit', function(e) {
$.post('mail.php', $(this).serialize(), function (data) {
// This is executed when the call to mail.php was succesful.
// 'data' contains the response from the request
}).error(function() {
// This is executed when the call to mail.php failed.
});
e.preventDefault();
});
});

You haven't provided your full code, but it sounds like the problem is because you are performing the $.post() on submit of the form, but not stopping the default behaviour. Try this:
$('#myForm').submit(function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
$.post('mail.php', $('#myForm').serialize());
});

/**
* it's better to always use the .on(event, context, callback) instead of the .submit(callback) or .click(callback)
* for explanation why, try googling event delegation.
*/
//$("#myForm").on('submit', callback) catches the submit event of the #myForm element and triggers the callbackfunction
$("#myForm").on('submit', function(event, optionalData){
/*
* do ajax logic -> $.post is a shortcut for the basic $.ajax function which would automatically set the method used to being post
* $.get(), $.load(), $.post() are all variations of the basic $.ajax function with parameters predefined like 'method' used in the ajax call (get or post)
* i mostly use the $.ajax function so i'm not to sure extending the $.post example with an addition .error() (as Kristof Claes mentions) function is allowed
*/
//example using post method
$.post('mail.php', $("#myForm").serialize(), function(response){
alert("hey, my ajax call has been complete using the post function and i got the following response:" + response);
})
//example using ajax method
$.ajax({
url:'mail.php',
type:'POST',
data: $("#myForm").serialize(),
dataType: 'json', //expects response to be json format, if it wouldn't be, error function will get triggered
success: function(response){
alert("hey, my ajax call has been complete using the ajax function and i got the following response in json format:" + response);
},
error: function(response){
//as far as i know, this function will only get triggered if there are some request errors (f.e: 404) or if the response is not in the expected format provided by the dataType parameter
alert("something went wrong");
}
})
//preventing the default behavior when the form is submit by
return false;
//or
event.preventDefault();
})

try this:
$(function () {
$('form').submit(function () {
if ($(this).valid()) {
$.ajax({
url: this.action,
type: this.method,
data: $(this).serialize(),
success: function (result) {
$('#result').html(result);
}
});
}
return false;
});
});

The modern way to do this (which also doesn't require jquery) is to use the fetch API. Older browsers won't support it, but there's a polyfill if that's an issue. For example:
var form = document.getElementById('myForm');
var params = {
method: 'post',
body: new FormData(form),
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8'
}
};
form.addEventListener('submit', function (e) {
window.fetch('mail.php', params).then(function (response) {
console.log(response.text());
});
e.preventDefault();
});

try this..
<form method="post" action="mail.php" id="myForm" onsubmit="return false;">
OR
add
e.preventDefault(); in your click function
$(#yourselector).click(function(e){
$.post('mail.php', $(this).serialize());
e.preventDefault();
})

You need to prevent default action if you are using input type as submit <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">.
By putting $("form").submit(...) you're attaching the submit handler, this will submit form (this is default action).
If don't want this default action use preventDefault() method.
If you are using other than submit, no need to prevent default.
$("form").submit(function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: 'save.asmx/saveData',
dataType: 'json',
contentType:"application/json;charset=utf-8",
data: $('form').serialize(),
async:false,
success: function() {
alert("success");
}
error: function(request,error) {
console.log("error");
}

Take a look at the JQuery Post documentation. It should help you out.