I am starting to look at AJAX and forms. I am having no problem retrieving records and loading forms into the divs and so on. However, I am having trouble figuring out how to submit a form date using AJAX and thus prevent a full page reload.

Any help on how this is achieved in SS would be much appreciated. Some example code event better!

Thanks in advance.

Paul

http://api.jquery.com/category/ajax/
http://doc.silverstripe.org/recipes:forms
http://doc.silverstripe.org/recipes:ajax_basics

Thanks Martin. I have followed these and all all seem to be working. My problem is with this part of the guide from the form:recipes.

class RegistrationForm_Controller extends Page_Controller {
    function doform($data, $form) {
        // your form actions
        FormResponse::update_dom_id('myForm', '<form>myformcontent</form>');
        FormResponse::status_message('Done', 'good');
 
        // will automatically show the status-message if called by ajax, or redirect on a normal HTTP-request
        return FormResponse::respond()
    }
}

I note the line "will automatically show the status-message if called by ajax, or redirect on a normal HTTP-request"

I can not get my form to do anything other than the normal HTTP-request post submit.

Here are the relevant code snippets. I am sure I am missing something obvious, I should maybe point out that I am new to the AJAX world! (if that was not obvious already!).

Any help much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

The form:

	function Studentedit() { 
	 
		$goeditid=Session::get('goeditid');
//		debug::show($goeditid);
		$student = DataObject::get_by_id('Student',$goeditid); 		

//		$student = DataObject::get_by_id('Student',$_GET['id']); 		
		$actions = new FieldSet( 
			new FormAction('doUpdateStudent','Save')
			); 

		if ($student) {
			$form= new StudentForm2($this,'StudentEdit',$actions);
			$form->loadDataFrom($student);
			return $form;
		}
		else {
			return $this->httpError(404,'Sorry, student does not exist'); 

		}

	}

The submit method:

	function doUpdateStudent($data,$form) {

    $student = DataObject::get_by_id('Student',$data['ID']); 
     
	if ($student) { 
		$form->saveInto($student);
		$student->write();       
	}
	
	if($this->isAjax) {
		FormResponse::update_dom_id('ajaxEditForm', '<p>DONE</p>'); 
		FormResponse::status_message('Done', 'good'); 
	}
	else {
		return Array();
	}
 	
        return FormResponse::respond();
    } 

Can anyone help here. Not looking for the crown jewels...just a little nudge in the right direction.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Paul