> I'm new to Jquery.

> I'm trying to send the post data from an input box to test.php however
> it doesn't go over when test.php loads into #submit_result.

> This is what I have so far. What am I doing wrong? I know I am doing
> something dumb.

> <script type="text/javascript">
>   function my_onclick() {
>     $.post("test.php",
>     {input: $("input").val()},
>     function(data) {
>       $("#submit_result").load("test.php");
>     });
>   }
> </script>

> Thanks,
> Jon

> You're pretty close, but you don't need *both* $.post() and .load().
> Just pick one or the other. Using .load() is a little bit simpler, but
> I believe it uses GET behind the scenes:

> <script type="text/javascript">
> $(function(){
>        $('#yourbutton').click(function(){
>                $('#submit_result').load('test.php', { input: $('input').val() });
>        });
> });
> </script>

> ...so if it's important that it be submitted via POST, then something
> like this should work:

> <script type="text/javascript">
> $(function(){
>        $('#yourbutton').click(function(){
>                $.post('test.php', { input: $('input').val() }, function(data){
>                        $('#submit_result').html(data);
>                });
>        });
> });
> </script>

> HTH,
> Jason

> On May 11, 3:41 pm, "Jón Helgi Jónsson" <amyth...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,

>> I'm new to Jquery.

>> I'm trying to send the post data from an input box to test.php however
>> it doesn't go over when test.php loads into #submit_result.

>> This is what I have so far. What am I doing wrong? I know I am doing
>> something dumb.

>> <script type="text/javascript">
>>   function my_onclick() {
>>     $.post("test.php",
>>     {input: $("input").val()},
>>     function(data) {
>>       $("#submit_result").load("test.php");
>>     });
>>   }
>> </script>

>> Thanks,
>> Jon