jquery serialize and multi select dropdown - javascript

I have been using the jquery serialize() function to serialize the values of a form and submit it via ajax
like for e.g. if the form name and id is factoryUsers
var data=$("#factoryUsers").serialize();
Now this works fine for forms that have text fields, text areas, simple drop downs etc.
But when I have a multiple dropdown , things go awry
for e.g. if I have a dropdown of the type
<select size="5" id="factoryUsers" name="factoryUsers" multiple="multiple">
the serialize doesn't work correctly anymore.
so if I select 3 users I get a query string like
factoryUsers=5&factoryUsers=23&factoryUsers=11
changing the select to array type doesn't help either factoryUsers[]
Any idea or help how to get this working correctly would be great.

Try changing the name of the select to factoryUsers[]. That way you can loop through it in your backend.

The string output you've described above is the correct way of submitting multiple values for forms with the same name over HTTP, so jQuery is working correctly. It's up to you to handle how this is processed on the server-side, which is then dependent on what language you are using.
If you're using PHP, this may help: http://bytes.com/topic/php/answers/12267-how-php-_post-gets-multiple-values-html-form
Can you tell us what language you're using?

All you need is change name="factoryUsers" to name="factoryUsers[]" PHP will treat it as array.

Your elements name must be array type factoryUsers[]
Change your code this:
<select size="5" id="factoryUsers" name="factoryUsers[]" multiple="multiple">
Thanks...

Just try it to get value with val()
data='factoryUsers=' + $("#factoryUsers").val();
It will give you the values with comma seperate.
factoryUsers=1,2,4
If this item is one of your form. Then try to add the value of item end of the serialize. Example:
data= f.serialize() + '&factoryUsers=' + $('#factoryUsers').val();
Since, the item written twice into the request, the last value will be valid in controller.

You can use the PHP function
parse_str($_POST)
This function seems to be an extract function. After you run this, you can access a var named $factoryUsers, and this var is an array $factoryUsers[n].

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You have a syntax error somewhere. your code looks right. you probably aren't getting the right id. your first line probably doesn't return the right select.
var e = document.getElementById("bla");
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Another way to fill value is:
$('#theidofthefield').attr('value','filling');
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so I am trying to implement the Jquery .serializeArray() method to transform a form into a JSON string to send it out in a request. This works great for my form except for checkboxes and radio buttons. The only time this works properly is when they are checked. Sometimes, I need to know if they are unchecked. They still need to get serialized.
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how about trying this, I had a similar problem, I thought unchecked checkboxes should have a value as well, here is a quick work around,
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then loop through all checkboxes with a class of "cbx"
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data.push({name: this.name, value: '0' });
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An alternative would be to use a jQuery plugin. For example, serializeJSON has the option to set the value for unchecked checkboxes like this:
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In any case, it is usually best to use hidden inputs for unchecked values.
Alright, so I developed a workaround.
Basically I wrote a function to compare the original JSON object to the serialized form. As I looped through, I compared the components. If there was a discrepancy, I pulled the component off the form and manually inserted it into the JSON. I used the array.splice() method to add the missing components. Worked for all of the missing inputs.

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Well, it's not so clear what you are really asking for. There is no "multiple selection dropdownlist" in HTML. To have a multiselect you need to specify
<select id="foobar" multiple>
that will create a listbox where you may select multiple elements. Calling
var sel = $('#foobar').val();
will return an Array of selected items.
edit
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Just fix your servlet code accordingly:
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