I am having trouble trying to resolve the issue.
In my application, I generate text inputs and checkboxes, as well as a select element. Now, in some conditions, I need to pre-populate these values for the user, and I do not want the user to be able to change them. I want these items to be read-only. However, I need to be able to pass re-populated values using AJAX to the server.
If I set the disable attribute on TRUE elements, then when I submit the form using the POST method, I will not be able to read the submitted values. If I had a read-only attribute available for the checkbox and select, then I would not have this problem.
My problem is that I need to pass these values, even if the elements are disabled.
Note that I am generating these fields based on the values passed from the AJAX request, and for some reason I am creating another checkbox for other purposes.
Below is my code for creating inputs
$('#result_code_menu').change(function () {
$('#listNextCallDates').html('');
$.getJSON("ajax/getDefaultScheduleDate.php", {
result_code: $(this).val(),
call_code: $('#selected_call_code').val()
}, function (data) {
if (!data) return;
$.each(data, function (i, v) {
var make_app = '';
var span_class = '';
var calendar_add = '';
var span_class_cal = '';
if (v.force_appointment == '1') {
make_app = ' checked="checked" disabled="disabled" ';
span_class = ' class="red" ';
}
if (v.force_on_calendar == '1') {
calendar_add = ' checked="checked" disabled="disabled" ';
span_class_cal = ' class="red" ';
}
var picker_class = '';
if (v.disable_datetime_picker_function == '1') {
picker_class = 'Jaylen';
}
var read_only_appt = '';
if (v.disable_appointment_function == '1') {
read_only_appt = ' disabled="disabled" ';
}
var read_only_cal = '';
if (v.disable_calendar_function == '1') {
read_only_cal = ' disabled="disabled" ';
}
var new_code = '<table style="width: 500px; table-layout: fixed; border: 1px dashed #C0C0C0;">' +
' <tr>' +
' <td stye="vertical-align: middle; font-weight: bold;"><b>' + v.call_code_title + '</b></td>' +
' <td stye="vertical-align: middle; width: 175px;">' +
' <input type="text" value="' + v.date + '" name="triggerOn[]" class="triggerOnPicker' + picker_class + '" readonly="readonly" style="width: 175px;">' +
' <input type="hidden" name="engine_ids[]" value="' + v.engine_id + '" />' +
' <div style="display:block; margin: 5px;"><input type="checkbox" name="isAppointment[]" value="' + v.engine_id + '" ' + make_app + read_only_appt + ' /> <span ' + span_class + '>Make an appointment</span></div>' +
' <div style="display:block; margin: 5px;"><input type="checkbox" id="calendarAdd_' + v.engine_id + '" name="calendarAdd[]" value="' + v.engine_id + '" ' + calendar_add + read_only_cal + ' /> <span ' + span_class_cal + '>Add to my Calendar</span></div>';
new_code += v.MeetingDuration;
new_code += v.allow_manual_owner_from_group;
new_code += v.allow_manual_owner_from_group_parent;
new_code += ' </td>' +
' </tr>' +
' </table>';
$('#listNextCallDates').append(new_code);
if (v.defval > 0) {
$('#showOnCalendar_' + v.engine_id).show();
$('#calendarAdd_' + v.engine_id).prop("checked", true);
}
});
if (data.length > 0) $('#killScheduleDate').show('fast');
else $('#killScheduleDate').hide('fast');
}
).done(function () {
$('.triggerOnPicker').datetimepicker({
timeFormat: "hh:mm TT",
changeMonth: true,
changeYear: true,
stepMinute: 5,
beforeShowDay: $.datepicker.noWeekends,
minDate: 0
});
$('.showOnCalendar').datetimepicker({
timeFormat: "hh:mm TT",
changeMonth: false,
pickDate: false,
changeYear: false,
stepMinute: 5,
beforeShowDay: $.datepicker.noWeekends,
minDate: 0
});
$("[id^='calendarAdd_']").change(function () {
var button_name = $(this).attr('id');
var id = button_name.replace('calendarAdd_', '');
if ($(this).is(':checked')) {
$('#showOnCalendar_' + id).show();
} else {
$('#showOnCalendar_' + id).hide();
}
});
});
My question is, what can I do to send values from disconnected items to the server?