Send parameters depending on user input

Question

I want to check some user inputs with an if statement and depending on them, specify some parameters to send as an ajax request.

My approach doesn't work at all. It's just not valid code:

$.ajax({
    method : "GET",
    url : "test.php",
    data :
        if (...) {
            a: "abc",
            b: "def"
        }else{
            b: "ghi",
            c: "jkl"
        },
    success : function(data) {
        console.log(data)
    },
    error : function(data) {
        console.log(data);
    }
});

Does anybody have a better idea?

Zakaria Acharki · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-01 23:07:09Z

5

I think the cleanest way is to place your condition before the request call :

var data;

if (...) {
    data = {a: "abc",b: "def"};
}else{
    data = {b: "ghi",c: "jkl"};
}

$.ajax({
    method : "GET",
    url : "test.php",
    data : data,
    success : function(data) {
        console.log(data)
    },
    error : function(data) {
        console.log(data);
    }
});

Hope this helps.

answered Jan 1, 2016 at 23:07

Zakaria Acharki

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vorillaz · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-01 23:30:42Z

0

You may use a self executing function to set data as:

var i = true;
$.ajax({
  method: "GET",
  url: '/echo/js/',
  data: (function() {
    if (i)
      return { a: "abc", b: "def" }
    else
      return { b: "ghi", c: "jkl" }
  })(),
  complete: function(response) {
    console.log(response)
  },
  error: function() {
    console.log("Error")
  },
});

edited Jan 1, 2016 at 23:30

answered Jan 1, 2016 at 23:25

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