posting an array using JQuery .post()

Question

so I am rather new to the whole .post() experience with jquery.

I have only experience POSTing input values so far. What I want to do is POST an array.

which is a standard array of a list of numbers. The end goal being: performing a query with these values.

Could somebody explain to me very basically how using JQuery .post() I can post my array?

many thanks,

Answer 1

I guess, without going into great detail, the answer on you question is called JSON.

The process is easy:

Backend (PHP) Array -> encode as JSON string -> send that JSON string to the browser -> decode the JSON string as Javascript Array

Answer 2

Check jQuery.post(). There is an example for posting arrays.

EDITED: Example is like;

$.post("test.php", { 'choices[]': ["Jon", "Susan"] });

Answer 3

Check The jQuery Site and the Docs for jQuery.post()