Ajax div can't access address bar variable
- by Elaine Adams
Can someone please advise me on how my Ajax div can get an address bar variable. The usual way just doesn't work.
My address bar currently looks like this:
http://localhost/social3/browse/?locationName=Cambridge
Usually, I would use a little php and do this:
$searchResult = $_POST['locationName'];
echo $searchResult;
But because I'm in an Ajax div, I can't seem to get to the variable.
Do I need to add some JavaScript wizardry to my Ajax coding? (I have little knowledge of this)
My Ajax:
<script>
window.onload = function () {
var everyone = document.getElementById('everyone'),
searching = document.getElementById('searching'),
searchingSubmit = document.getElementById('searchingSubmit');
everyone.onclick = function() {
loadXMLDoc('indexEveryone');
everyone.className = 'filterOptionActive';
searching.className = 'filterOption';
}
searching.onclick = function() {
loadXMLDoc('indexSearching');
searching.className = 'filterOptionActive';
everyone.className = 'filterOption';
}
searchingSubmit.onclick = function() {
loadXMLDoc('indexSearchingSubmit');
}
function loadXMLDoc(pageName)
{
var xmlhttp;
if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
{// code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
}
else
{// code for IE6, IE5
xmlhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
}
xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=function()
{
if (xmlhttp.readyState==4 && xmlhttp.status==200)
{
document.getElementById("leftCont").innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;
}
}
function get_query(){
var url = location.href;
var qs = url.substring(url.indexOf('?') + 1).split('&');
for(var i = 0, result = {}; i < qs.length; i++){
qs[i] = qs[i].split('=');
result[qs[i][0]] = decodeURIComponent(qs[i][1]);
}
return result;
}
xmlhttp.open("GET","../browse/" + pageName + ".php?user=" + get_query()['user'],true);
xmlhttp.send();
}
}
</script>
<!-- ends ajax script -->
