php : how to pass database value into a javascript/jquery function - php

Question

I am implementing tags feature in my project.
In my demo tags i found they are passing names in a javascript function for the autocomple.
This is a function in my demo project,
<script>
$(function()
{
var sampleTags = ['c++', 'scala', 'groovy', 'haskell', 'perl', 'erlang', 'apl', 'cobol', 'go', 'lua'];
..................
.................
So , i want pass values from my php controller to this function ,inorder to get the autocomplete value from my database table
For example i am getting tags values from my db in my Controller like this:
` $data["query"] = $this->ordermodel->fetch_orderlist();`
$this->load->view('tagpage', $data); //loading my page tag page where above function exists
Now how can i pass that $data["query"] values into the above javascript function?
Please help

Answer 1

You could echo the variable onto the page using PHP's json_encode. This function will convert a PHP array or object into a JSON object, which JavaScript can work with:
<script>
$(function() {
var sampleTags = <?php echo json_encode($query); ?>;
})();
</script>
But a better way would be to request these values via Ajax. Say you have a PHP script named values.php:
<?php
#...
#assign $query here
#...
echo json_encode($query);
Then, in JavaScript (on the page where you want to use the sampleTags variable), you can use jQuery's .ajax function to make an easy Ajax request:
<script>
var sampleTags;
$.ajax({
url: 'values.php'
}).done(function(data) {
if (data) {
sampleTags = data;
}
});
</script>
I haven't tested this example. Obviously you'll want to tweak it to fit your environment.

Answer 2

You will have to write an ajax function for this
$.ajax(
url : "<?php echo site_url('controller/method')?>",
type : 'POST',
data : 'para=1',
success : function(data)
{
if(data){
var sampleTags = data;
}
}
);

Answer 3

Just echo your php variable
$(function()
{
var sampleTags = '<?php echo $data["query"]; ?>'