jpschreibman
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Javascript/AJAX/Prototype.js need help encoding/decoding special chars in var
I am using prototype.js to pass a variable to a PHP script.
This variable is big and ugly- a YouTube embed code. It looks like this:
<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b_OjZyQ6LGE&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></para
I need:
1. Some way to encode this var in javascript so it passes over to PHP
2. Some way to decode it on the PHP script once it gets there
My AJAX function is below:
This variable is big and ugly- a YouTube embed code. It looks like this:
<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b_OjZyQ6LGE&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></para
I need:
1. Some way to encode this var in javascript so it passes over to PHP
2. Some way to decode it on the PHP script once it gets there
My AJAX function is below:
function AddNewVideo() {
new Ajax.Request("./ajax/add_video.php",
{
method: 'post',
postBody: 'video='+ $F('new_video'),
onCreate: showWorkingMessage,
onComplete: showResponseForm
});
}
function showWorkingMessage(req){$('AddNewVideo').innerHTML = '--loader gif --';}
function showResponseForm(req){$('AddNewVideo').innerHTML= req.responseText;}
Not sure where you are getting your <object>....</object> from but the idea is this:
var data ='<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b_OjZyQ6LGE&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></para
var encodedValue = encodeURIComponent(data);
...
postBody:'video=' + encodedValue,
From what you posted my guess is that $F('new_video') contains all the <object>...</object> code. If so, then you can encode it directly without having to save it to a variable. So, it would be:
postBody:'video='+encodeUR
On the server, you just retrieve the video parameter as if nothing was encoded. You should be OK.
var data ='<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b_OjZyQ6LGE&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></para
var encodedValue = encodeURIComponent(data);
...
postBody:'video=' + encodedValue,
From what you posted my guess is that $F('new_video') contains all the <object>...</object> code. If so, then you can encode it directly without having to save it to a variable. So, it would be:
postBody:'video='+encodeUR
On the server, you just retrieve the video parameter as if nothing was encoded. You should be OK.
ASKER
hielo:
You are correct: $F('new_video') contains the "object" code. This comes from YouTube by the way.
I am able to get the data to the PHP script, but something is getting messed up in transition. The video preview won't play.
Because I am using AJAX, I can't "view source" to see what is going on.
Please advise.
Josh
You are correct: $F('new_video') contains the "object" code. This comes from YouTube by the way.
I am able to get the data to the PHP script, but something is getting messed up in transition. The video preview won't play.
Because I am using AJAX, I can't "view source" to see what is going on.
Please advise.
Josh
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Firebug rules. Sorry to be such a n00b.
>>Firebug rules.
Welcome to the club
>>Sorry to be such a n00b.
Everyone is n00b at some point. No need to be apologetic about it. Have fun!
Welcome to the club
>>Sorry to be such a n00b.
Everyone is n00b at some point. No need to be apologetic about it. Have fun!
Refer to:
http://xkr.us/articles/javascript/encode-compare/