> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Dave <davidcr...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Hello all,

> > I have a textbox that, onblur, needs to use ajax to call an action
> > with its value as a parameter.

> > now ideally this would be accomplished with

> > onblue="<?php echo $ajax->remoteFunction(array('url'=>array
> > ('controller'=>'ratings','action'=>'rateItem',VALUE_GOES_HERE))); ?>"

> > I've tried replacing VALUE_GOES_HERE with 'this.value', this.value,
> > $javascript->codeBlock('this.value') and none of them work properly.

> > It seems like there would be a way to do this with cake.  I've
> > currently solved the problem with a work around by taking the
> > javascript code generated by cake and copying and pasting it in place
> > of the $ajax->remoteFunction code.  This way I can use this.value.

> > The result looks like this:

> > onblur = "new Ajax.Request('/charity/ratings/rateItem/' + this.value,
> > {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true})"

> > This works... but I don't like breaking cake convention and it seems
> > as though there should be a "correct" way of doing this.

> > Does anybody know if there is?

> > Thanks in advance!

> With the corresponding view to the remote function
> call set a variable in a hidden field.  And then, in the
> "oncomplete" attribute, use something like
> Form.Element.setValue('YourField', $F('HiddenField'));

> Best regards.

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> MARCELO DE F. ANDRADE
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