How to get an array in Django posted via Ajax
AjaxDjangoJqueryPython 2.7Ajax Problem Overview
When I try to send an array to Django via Ajax (jQuery)
JavaScript code:
new_data = ['a','b','c','d','e'];
$.get('/pythonPage/', {'data': new_data},function(data){});
and I try to read the array:
Python:
request.GET.get("data[]")
I get only the last array value:
'e'
What am I doing wrong?
Ajax Solutions
Solution 1 - Ajax
You're looking for the QueryDict's getlist
request.GET.getlist('data')
request.GET.getlist('data[]')
request.GET.getlist('etc')
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/ref/request-response/#django.http.QueryDict.getlist
Solution 2 - Ajax
Quite old question but let me show you full working code for this. (Good for newbie :)
In your template
data = {
'pk' : [1,3,5,10]
}
$.post("{% url 'yourUrlName' %}", data,
function(response){
if (response.status == 'ok') {
// It's all good
console.log(response)
} else {
// Do something with errors
}
})
urls.py
urlpatterns = [
url(r'^yourUrlName/', views.yourUrlName, name='yourUrlName'), #Ajax
]
views.py
from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
from django.http import JsonResponse
@require_POST
def yourUrlName(request):
array = request.POST.getlist('pk[]')
return JsonResponse({
'status':'ok',
'array': array,
})
Solution 3 - Ajax
Just use request.GET.getlist('data[]')