How to add and retrive additional data to serialize() in jquery ajax?

Question

I'm trying to work on how to append some more values to the serialize method in JQuery.

snippet

// 
      var dataString = $("#myform").serialize();
        dataString.push({name:"type", value: "myvalue"});
//

On passing the values to ajax call page

I am using this additional data for my conditional check as

if ( $_POST['type'] == 'myvalue')
 {
  // on success code 
  }
else
{
   //On fail Code
 }

But the condition is always going to else but now in if condition, Please assist If I am missing something and taking it wrong.

**NOTE the code is working fine if I am passing this name and value as hidden field form form ...

Have you tried dumping the $_POST array and see how it looks like? — brgs, Feb 19 '14 at 08:53
and [Can I add data to an already serialized array?](http://stackoverflow.com/q/14102732/218196) — Felix Kling, Feb 19 '14 at 08:56
`.serialize()` method returns String, whereas `.push()` is method of Array — hindmost, Feb 19 '14 at 08:56
ya its not passing the value at all.. then where I am not able to do good at first place ? — Mr X, Feb 19 '14 at 08:56

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 19 '14 at 08:53

1

var dataString = $("#myform").serializeArray();
dataString.push({
    name: "type",
    value: "myvalue"
});

answered Feb 19 '14 at 08:53

Arun P Johny

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