How to post long string via AJAX jQuery?

Question

I want to send long string with $form.serialize()data as follows.

var $form = $( this ),
url = $form.attr( "action" );
$.ajax({
    url: APP_URL+'/packs/add',
    type: 'POST',
    data: $form.serialize() + '&url=' + JSON.stringify(downloadURL),
    dataType: 'json'
}).done(function(data){

});

The downloadURL is long string and it post half of them and lost the other part. How to post full string?

create a hidden field in your form and give it the desired value. It will be submitted as part of the form data — Anupam, Dec 20 '16 at 12:45
have a look here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20249587/is-it-any-limit-for-post-data-size-in-ajax — cralfaro, Dec 20 '16 at 12:45
How long? Web servers usually have limits for the length of incoming calls — Alexandru Severin, Dec 20 '16 at 12:49
What Is `downloadURL`? I would think it's a string but then you stringify it so... — Musa, Dec 20 '16 at 12:52

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 20 '16 at 12:54

3

Assuming downloadURL is a string you would have to encode the string with encodeURIComponent

$.ajax({
    url: APP_URL+'/packs/add',
    type: 'POST',
    data: $form.serialize() + '&url=' + encodeURIComponent(downloadURL),
    dataType: 'json'
}).done(function(data){

});

answered Dec 20 '16 at 12:54

Musa

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Yes this is what I want. Thanks – isuru Dec 20 '16 at 12:59

How to post long string via AJAX jQuery?

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