data method in JQUery

Question

In my code I want to send two parameters in my data. Name is one of my parameter names and its value is in a variable a. Another parameter name is type with the value in the str variable. The following did not work for me:

 $.ajax({
  type: "POST",
  url: "./server",
  data: "name="+a+"type="+str,

      success: function(msg){
        alert( "Data Saved: " + msg);
    }
})

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Try something like this:

 $.ajax({
  type: "POST",
  url: "./server",
  data: {name:a, type: str},

      success: function(msg){
        alert( "Data Saved: " + msg);
    }
})

with literals instead of variables it would be like this:

 $.ajax({
  type: "POST",
  url: "./server",
  data: {name: "some name", type: "some type"},

      success: function(msg){
        alert( "Data Saved: " + msg);
    }
})

Answer 2

Here's how I do it:

$.ajax({
  type: "POST",
  url: "./server",
  data: "name="+a+"&type="+str,

      success: function(msg){
        alert( "Data Saved: " + msg);
    }
})

Just like querystrings. Remember to proper URL Encode them though. Like PHP's urlencode(), only, in JavaScript (look at escape(), however that one is not a full implementation either).