Returning data from $.post()

Question

I have this function:

    function getNamep(id_user) {
    $.post('php/back.php', {
        id: id_user,
        f: "getName"
    }, function (data) {
        data = jQuery.parseJSON(data);
        if (data[0] == 1) {
            console.log(data)
        }
        else {
            console.log(data)
        }
    });
}

I want to get the result here:

var name = getNamep(2);

How i can do this? Returning data from $.post()

Thanks!

Zohaib Ijaz · Answer 1 · 2016-06-28T19:20:16.520

0

You can use callback.

function getName(id_user, cb) {
    $.post('php/back.php', {
        id: id_user,
        f: "getName"
    }, function (data) {
        data = jQuery.parseJSON(data);
        if (data[0] == 1) {
            console.log(data)
        }
        else {
            console.log(data)
        }
      if(cb) cb(data);
    });
}

function getResponse(name){
  console.log(name);
  htmlList = '<div class="desc">' + '<div class="thumb">' + '</div>' + 
             '<div class="details">' + "<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"messageCamp('" + v + "')\">" 
             + name + "</a><br/>" + '<muted>Available</muted>' + '</p>' + '</div>' + '</div>';
}
getName(1, getResponse);

edited Jun 28 '16 at 19:20

answered Jun 28 '16 at 18:57

Zohaib Ijaz

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I need to get the result here: >" + getName(7, getResponse) + "< i tried to use return, but not working, i still get undefined – Gustavo Henrique Jun 28 '16 at 19:08
It is not synschronous call, you will get value of name inside `getResponse` function. – Zohaib Ijaz Jun 28 '16 at 19:09
Can you show the code how are you using? – Zohaib Ijaz Jun 28 '16 at 19:09
htmlList = '
' + '
' + '
' + '
' + "
" + getName(7, getResponse) + "
" + 'Available' + '
' + '
' + '
'; – Gustavo Henrique Jun 28 '16 at 19:10
I updated my answer – Zohaib Ijaz Jun 28 '16 at 19:20
I can't use the getName() in that way? Just to assign his value in another var, like var test = getName(1,getResponse); – Gustavo Henrique Jun 28 '16 at 19:22
That is not a synchronous call that will return some value. That is asynchronous call, you can' do that – Zohaib Ijaz Jun 28 '16 at 19:24
Not working, but thanks for the attenttion ! – Gustavo Henrique Jun 28 '16 at 19:30

Returning data from $.post()

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