Jquery cookie plugin - set cookie when user submits form

Question

Hello

I would like to set a cookie when a user submits a form.

I am working with some legacy code that sets a cookie based on a user checking a checkbox, but would like this to simply set the cookie when a user submits a form.

Here is what i have, which works when a checkbox is checked:

$().ready(function()
{
    $('.application-form').submit(function(e)
    {
        e.preventDefault();

        if ($('.application-form input[name=marketing]').is(':checked'))
        {
            $.cookie('agreed_to_terms', '1', { path: '/', expires: 999999 });
        }
    });
});

This works fine, but i don't want the cookie set when checking the "marketing" input, rather just when the form submits. Like this:

$().ready(function()
{
    $('.application-form').submit(function(e)
    {
        e.preventDefault();

        if ($('.application-form').submit();)
        {
            $.cookie('agreed_to_terms', '1', { path: '/', expires: 999999 });
        }
    });
});

However, this does not set the cookie successfully, any ideas would be great,thanks.

Answer 1

$(document).ready(function() {
  $('.application-form').submit(function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    $.cookie('agreed_to_terms', '1', { path: '/', expires: 999999 });
  });
});

You don't need the if condition there, because it seems to be testing whether the form has been submitted or not, and you already know that it has, because you're in the form's submit event handler.

Answer 2

You don't need to check for submit return value in if condition.

$().ready(function()
{
    $('.application-form').submit(function(e)
    {
        e.preventDefault();

        $.cookie('agreed_to_terms', '1', { path: '/', expires: 999999 });
    });
});