pass js variable to form action

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I have a dynamic variable in js. I have to get this variable in my form action. Here is my code

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).on('click', 'span', function () {

    var AutoPath = $(this).attr('automationpath');
    // or var AutoPath="Redirect.jsp";
    }
</script>

<form action="%{#AutoPath}" method="get">

    <input name="AutoRun" id="AutoAction" value="Auto Action" type="submit"  />
</s:form>

But this does not redirect to the Redirect.jsp page

If I manually set as below, it will redirect to the Redirect.jsp

<s:set var="formAction" value="'Redirect.jsp'" />
<s:form action="%{#formAction}" >

    <input name="AutoRun" id="AutoAction" value="Auto Action" type="submit"  />
</s:form>

Can somebody help me with this.

You need to clarify what you are doing, your current code puts an onclick handler on the entire document delegated to all span tags, when the user clicks any span tags a non-standard 'automationpath' attribute on the span tag that was clicked is looked at and then nothing happens. — James Wakefield
– James Wakefield, Commented Oct 17, 2016 at 10:59
I am surprise using both quotes style works " ' Redirect.jsp ' " — AxelH
– AxelH, Commented Oct 17, 2016 at 11:30

jacobdo · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-17 10:38:41Z

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In your javascript code, you are not inserting the automation path into your markup.

Instead the code should look something like this:

$(document).on('click', 'span', function () {

     //saving the value to variable
     var AutoPath = $(this).attr('automationpath');

     //Inserting value int he form
     $('form').attr('action', autoPath);

})

answered Oct 17, 2016 at 10:38

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madalinivascu · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-17 10:36:48Z

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I don't know what you are trying to do but if you want to change the action attribute of a form element you simply do the following:

 $('form').attr('action','Redirect.jsp');

answered Oct 17, 2016 at 10:36

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