Jquery loop through xml list and assign variables

Question

I have the following script which works as expected , it retrieves an XML list and assigns some variables

$.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    url: "pgGeneral_login/validate.php",
    data: { user:user , pass:pass },
    dataType: "xml",
    success:loginval      });  

function loginval(data){
    console.log("Returned" )

    valid = $(data).find('valid').text();   
    name = $(data).find('name').text();     
    pass = $(data).find('pass').text();


    };

What I would like to do is instead of assigning a variable to each of the xml results (valid = $(data).find('valid').text() ) is loop through the list an assign the value to the tag name without writing a huge list of code , if it was php I would use something like

    foreach ($row as $k => $v)
            $$k = $v

any help please ?

I recommend reading this fantastic answer if you need clarification about variable scope — hohner
– hohner, Commented Feb 16, 2013 at 16:08

ATOzTOA · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-16 16:14:39Z

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This will directly update global variable list and is not recommended.

Here you go,

function loginval(data){
    console.log("Returned" )

    // valid = $(data).find('valid').text();   
    // name = $(data).find('name').text();     
    // pass = $(data).find('pass').text();

    $(data).children().each(function(){
        // Directly adding to the Global list
        window[this.tagName] = $(this).text();
    });

    console.log(valid);
    console.log(name);
}

answered Feb 16, 2013 at 16:14

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Mick Over a year ago

Thanks ! This works fine , it gives me all the variables I need to work with , but why do you not recommend it ?

ATOzTOA Over a year ago

@Mick Well, it is a variable we are talking about. Accessing it as a property of window is kinda odd, don't you think? Also, this always updates the global scope and will overwrite any global variables with the same name.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:32:01Z

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As an addendum to ATOzTOA's code, this will also allow you to dynamically add variables to the global scope (i.e. for use outside of your AJAX functionality). It uses the eval() function which is generally avoided in most JS development:

// Array of fields you want to traverse
var array = ['text', 'name', 'pass'];

// This is the data object you get from your AJAX function
var vals = {
    text: 'Hello',
    name: 'John',
    pass: 'Password'
};

// Loop through and assign your vars
for (var i = 0; i < array.length; ++i) {
    var key = array[i];
    eval('var ' + key + ' = "' + vals[key] + '"');
}

console.log(text);

Thought it was an interesting question, so this answer is purely to offer an alternative (if hypothetical) solution - I'd err on the side of caution if using this for production purposes.

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:32

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answered Feb 16, 2013 at 16:16

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ATOzTOA Over a year ago

Well... stackoverflow.com/questions/86513/…

hohner Over a year ago

If you look at my first paragraph you'll see I linked to the exact same SO post :)

luckystars · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-16 16:07:55Z

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Thought its not quite what you could achieve with php, but I think it somewhat does what you want:

function loginval(data){
    console.log("Returned" )

    $dataList={};

    $(data).children().each(function(){
        $dataList[this.tagName]=$(this).text();
    });

    console.log($dataList )
}

edited Feb 16, 2013 at 16:07

answered Feb 16, 2013 at 16:04

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