Help using hyperlinks for AJAX instead of dropdowns

AgmLauncher

Hey guys, Im completely new to JS. Havent touched a bit of it in my life 😛

I know html and php, but js is out of my league. I read this article as I want to start AJAXing my site. http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/kassemi20050606.php3?aid=917

However the example is for a dropdown link selector with get/post style method. I need basic hyperlink selection to do the same thing. Can anyone give me some help with the syntax I need for the <a></a> tags as well as what I need to do with the request object code?

Thanks 😃

LoganK

FYI, JS is really easy once you read a few tutorials on it. I used to be just like you - HTML/PHP genius, but slow with JS. Tutorials and some books helped; this was very helpful!

I don't remember reading the article (although I'm sure I did - I've read so much about AJAX - look at my title), but I'm assuming that the drop-down selector is using a function onchange? Like "<select onchange='function()'>"? Then all you have to do is take the function, and make the hyperlink do this: "<a href='javascript:function()'>text</a>".

If you're having trouble specifically with AJAX, let me know, it's my brainchild!!

Edit: probably shouldn't have said that. didn't sound right 😃

AgmLauncher

Thank you so much. I still wasnt quite sure what to do with the function itself, as it was calling for some of the stuff related to the drop down selection name etc, but I sorta guessed and removed it all and the function works!!!

This is SO awesome. Thanks a ton for the help. I can now make my site 12312312 times better than it is now!!

LoganK

Yes, although I'd prefer it sites were just 42 times better.

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42 rulez and r0x0rs!!
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Remember to mark the thread resolved!

LoganK

AJAX link: http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/JavaScript/Programmatic-POST-Requests-with-JavaScript-Automated-Form-Submissions