problem with sending array with jquery ajax

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var myNames= ["Chris","Kate","Steve"];
$.ajax
({
cache:false,
    type: "POST",
    url: "check.php?timestamp="+new Date().getTime(),
    data: "myCars[]="+myCars,
    success: function(msg)
         {
 ...
         }
});

with var_dump($myNames) in php page i see

array(1) { [0]=> string(16) "Chris,Kate,Steve" }

but i expect

array(3) {....}

why i see array(1) { [0]=> string(16) "Chris,Kate,Steve" }

It is perfectly legal to send a query string on a POST request. Query strings do not imply GET. — Amber
– Amber, Commented Jun 14, 2011 at 5:20

Amber · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-14 05:18:26Z

1

There's a better way of doing this - just pass an object for data:

var myNames= ["Chris","Kate","Steve"];
$.ajax
({
cache:false,
    type: "POST",
    url: "check.php?timestamp="+new Date().getTime(),
    data: {'myNames': myNames},
    success: function(msg)
         {
 ...
         }
});

jQuery will encode it for you.

answered Jun 14, 2011 at 5:18

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