I am trying to make an Ajax call using JQuery to a servlet that returns a JSON object. In the JSP page I have a form, at first I didn't know how the get the data from the form, then I found .serialize.
I have the following JavaScript:
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#submit").click(function blabla() {
var formData = $('form').serialize();
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "/ArchiveSearch/Search",
dataType: "json",
data: formData,
});
});
});
The information comes from the following form:
<form method= post">
<div class="searchCiteria">
<div id="searchValueBlock1">
<div><span class="label">Case ID:</span><input type="text" name="messagecaseid" size="25"/></div>
<div><span class="label">Onderwerp:</span><input type="text" name="messagesubject" size="25" /></div>
<div><span class="label">Afzender:</span><input type="text" name="messagesender" size="25"/></div>
<div><span class="label">Ontvanger:</span><input type="text" name="messagereceiver" size="25"/></div>
</div>
<div id= "searchValueBlock2">
<div><span class="label">Datum:</span><input type="text" name="date1" size="25"/></div>
<div><span class="label"></span><input type="text" name="date2" size="25"/></div>
<div class="submit">
<input type="submit" value="Search">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</form>
When I use the action parameter in the form the servlet repondes like it should. But I can't seem to get the Ajax call to work.
What am I doing wrong?