Pass database variables to jQuery via element attribute?

Question

Is there any specification for "Pass database variables to jQuery via element attribute?"

I've been doing this for a long time:

<script>
   var status = <%= status %>;
</script>

I would much rather do something like this:

<variable data-name="status" data-value="<%= status %>" />

Then get it with jquery:

var status = $('variable[data-name="status"]').attr("data-value");

I would need the element to be hidden from displaying. I know there is a pattern for this, I just don't know what it's called or how to search it.

I like the most the way you were doing it for a long time :) — Roko C. Buljan, Apr 06 '13 at 01:07

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 06 '13 at 01:02

1

Have you tried:

<input type="hidden" data-name="status" data-value="<%= status %>" />

answered Apr 06 '13 at 01:02

KingKongFrog

`input` without `form` sounds like bad HTML, no? – ThomasReggi Apr 06 '13 at 01:03
Nope it's completely fine. http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/forms.html#the-input-element – KingKongFrog Apr 06 '13 at 01:04
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8568660/is-there-any-danger-to-using-input-fields-outside-without-forms-in-html-javascri – KingKongFrog Apr 06 '13 at 01:07
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If you're using a hidden input anyway, why not `name="status" value="<%=status%>"`? Or `id="status"`, and the jQuery code would just be `$("#status").val()`... – nnnnnn Apr 06 '13 at 01:08

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