PHP/Javascript: Remembering state of form/form fields with cookies

Question

In this question, I found out how to dynamically add form fields.

Now, how can I set a cookie to remember the amount of form fields that were generated, and their content?

eg. First visit, user types this:

Input one
Input two
Input three

Then he/she visits the page again. There are 3 form fields, containg Input one, Input two and Input 3.

Is this possible using a server/client side solution?

Thanks a lot,

Harley

You might want to take a look at [sessions](http://php.net/manual/en/book.session.php) — DaveRandom, Jul 13 '12 at 21:06

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '12 at 21:17

assuming that the input textfield class is "textfield1" -

This snippet will capture the data into a cookie when the value is modified

  $(".textfield1").change(function() {
       $.cookie("textfield1", $(".textfield1").val(), {expires: 7});
  });

This snippet will read the cookie data and populate the field on page load -

  $(".textfield1").val( $.cookie("textfield1") );

Put both these snippets inside $(document).ready(function(){ }); and you are good to go !

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 13 '12 at 21:20

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there is a useful plugin of jquery "Jquery Populate" you can store your json in cookie/session and use it to fill your forms.

answered Jul 13 '12 at 21:20

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