I have the following code:

name= "a";
value="b"
$.post("ajax.php", {name:value})....

However ajax.php will receive name=b instead of a=b.

How would I make it receive the latter?

I have the following code:

name= "a";
value="b"
$.post("ajax.php", {name:value})....

However ajax.php will receive name=b instead of a=b.

How would I make it receive the latter?

• javascript
• arrays
• literals

6 Answers 6

var obj = {};
obj[name] = value;
$.post("ajax.php", obj)...

To get the effect you desire you can do the following...

name = "a";
value = "b";
var values = {};
values[name] = value;
$.post("ajax.php", values);

The name here is not treated as to be replaceable ...

you should manually write :

{a:"b"}

name= "a";
value="b";

var o = {};
o[name]= value;

$.post("ajax.php", o);

You can't use a variable for key element (if you consider using literal declaration). It has to be static

You need to do this:

$.post("ajax.php", {"a":value})

You may be able to build the object programmably though. You can create an object in this way:

var obj = {};
obj["a"] = "b";

So try this:

var obj = {};
obj[name] = value;

And pass that to the post call...