Feature Request: Ability to push a data object to the form

[matryer]

Once I have the data object, I'd like to be able to change it, and push it back to the form.

Maybe this interface:

// get the data
dataObj = $("form").formalize();

// do something with the data

// now set it
$("form").formaize(dataObj);

NOTE: It would have to know how to handle arrays, i.e. copy elements x times etc.

[mazondo]

you're not saying it should build a form, right? Just populate an existing one?

If that's the case, array's shouldn't be too bad. just .shift() the values into the input as you iterate through it.

[matryer]

I'm saying populate one yes, but think about this case:

{
  name: "Mat",
  tags: [
    {tag: "One"},
    {tag: "Two"},
    {tag: "Three"}
  ]
}

and this form:

<form>
  <input name="name" />
  <div data-formalize-name="tags">
    <input name="tag" />
  </div>
</form>

I'd like it to be able to produce as many data-formalize-name elements as needed.

On 18 Jul 2013, at 20:49, Ryan [email protected] wrote:

you're not saying it should build a form, right? Just populate an existing one?

If that's the case, array's shouldn't be too bad. just .shift() the values into the input as you iterate through it.

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