jQuery: Editing returned data string from $.get

Question

I want to edit the returned data from the $.get. I'm stuck on how to apply the newly created inputname, the problem I believe is with $(data).

id = '12';
$.get('/page.php?id='+id, function(data) {

        // split input name by hyphen
        m = $(data).find('input').attr('name').split('-');

        // build new input name attribute 
        inputname = m[0] + '-' + id + '-' + m[2] + '-' + m[3] + '-' + m[4] + '-' + m[5];

        // apply new input name to data ??? this part I'm stuck on.
        $(data).find('input').attr('name', inputname);

});

What is data? What it should be and are you sure you are getting what you want? Log it somwhere. — Mateusz
– Mateusz, Commented Oct 30, 2013 at 8:48

Arun P Johny · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-30 08:44:17Z

1

Try

id = '12';
$.get('/page.php?id=' + id, function (data) {
    var $data = $(data);

    // split input name by hyphen
    $data.find('input').attr('name', function (idx, name) {
        var m = name.split('-');
        var inputname = m[0] + '-' + id + '-' + m[2] + '-' + m[3] + '-' + m[4] + '-' + m[5];
        return inputname;
    });

    //be careful that the contents of `data` still will not have the updated name, but the contents of the jQuery wrapper $data will have the updated name
});

answered Oct 30, 2013 at 8:44

Arun P Johny

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