Submit expanded EntityType Field with ajax

Question

I have used this answer to create a form for a list of entities with a checkbox on each row:

Form

public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
{
    $builder->add('sites', EntityType::class, [
        'required'      => false,
        'class'         => Site::class,
        'choice_label'  => function($site){
            return '['.$site->getId().']';
        },
        'multiple'      => true,
        'expanded'      => true
    ]);

}

Twig:

{% for site in sites %}
 <tr>
     <td>{{ form_widget(actionform.sites[site.getId]) }}</td>

However I can't get submitting the ajax right:

Currently I'm using:

$.post(
        '{{ path('site_add_to_upgrade', { 'page': page } ) }}',
            {
              'site_action_form[_token]': '{{ actionform._token.vars.value }}',
              'site_action_form[sites]': $('.itemlist input[name^="site_action_form"]:checked').serialize()
            }
)

but this throws an the Error:

\Symfony\component\Form\FormError
message: This value is not valid
messageParameters:
    {{ value }}: site_action_form%5Bsites%5D%5B%5D=4

How can I submit these checkboxes, so I can loop through them?

For reference to anyone helping, the URL encoding decoded in the error message is:`site_action_form[sites][]=4` — Alvin Bunk, Sep 22 '17 at 05:11
I don't think, you have to pass `site_action_form[_token]` manually in ajax. It must have been hidden when `FormType` renders. — Jeet, Sep 22 '17 at 05:52

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 22 '17 at 06:25

I would divide the work in two parts : 1 - Make sure the form works when sending it in sync. 2 - Send your form as is using ajax :

$(this).on('submit', '#wrapper_id > form', function(event){
    event.preventDefault();
    var form = $(this);
    var url = form.attr('action');
    var data = form.serialize();
    $.post(url, data, function(data) {
         //process with return data
    });
});

For the records, this is more an jQuery question than a symfony, or ajax one.

Hope this helps

Submit expanded EntityType Field with ajax

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