RE: [PHP] Saving css state in javascript and passing to php via form submit

> -----Message d'origine----- > De : Tijnema ! [mailto:tijnema@gmail.com] > Envoyé : vendredi 30 mars 2007 16:56 > À : Tim > Cc : php-general@lists.php.net > Objet : Re: [PHP] Saving css state in javascript and passing > to php via form submit > > On 3/30/07, Tim <user@internet46.fr> wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I have a little dilemna here: > > > > I am using php/css/mysql to generate a hierarchical table of > > categories and sub-categories and sub-sub.. Etc.. > > > > A screenshot can be found here: > > > > http://www.internet46.fr/mehim/screenshot.jpg > > > > Now i'm also using javascript to hide show blocks of divs > to hide/show > > sub categories.. Typical.. > > > > My issue is on page reload, i have a form on the same page, when a > > category is clicked, the categorie info displays and you can update > > the info through this form (table and form on same page). My issue > > comes when i post the data, the page comes back and my > category tree > > folds up which is normal because all divs are set to > "display:none;". > > > > I have managed to pass a post/get called lastclicked that gets the > > nodepath of that element and combined with php to generate > javascript > > that will unfold the tree and highlight the last clicked element... > > > > I would like to go one step further and save the entire > state of the > > tree, say several parent categories are unfolded and i click a > > subcategorie to display my form, i want that entire "state" un > > unfolded categories to be displayed not just the clicked > category, of > > course i can get this state and save it in a javascript > array, but my > > issue is when i post my form how do i pass that state data > generated > > by javascript back to the page, to be able to unfold the > tree in the state it was previously? > > > > What are the technologies IF there are any and what should > i look up > > to find docs that cover this type of datatransfer ie: > javascript->php. > > > > Regards, > > > > Tim > > I think you want to use sessions for this :) Ok, i can put the data in the session variable, but i can only get the "current" state through javascript ie:onsubmit="getstate()"; which would get the id's of the blocks that are set to display:block; But in getstate() how do i pass that to php to set that session variable? > Tijnema > > ps. Maybe you could also use AJAX instead of submitting forms > the whole time. In the next version of my framework i would like to, i still havent quite understood the whole concept, not enough research yet, but yes i'll be doing that next ;) (you know deadlines, can't sit and read docs all day etc.. Although i'd rather!) ;) Regards, Tim