Database updating question with JavaScript and local storage

[revdave]

Hi all,

I am coming from a PHP background and a newbie with HTML5 and JavaScript and local storage

Currently I'm trying to build a mobile web app that uses a remote Database.

I have a question about database updating.

Currently, I have It set up so when the User logs in successfully – Local storage fields are loaded from the remote database query using a jQuery.get(). This seems to work well.

When it's time to update the data, I populate form fields from the local storage, let the user edit the fields, then:

- use a form post to send the data to the remote php page, which updates the database.....

here's where I have a question: How do I make sure the edit went through okay - what's best to do now?

- I can set up a json response to say if the update was successful or not

or

- Query the database once again and retrieve the fields To compare them to the edit results

or

- Some other technique to Make sure the edit went through okay

- then if successful, I can update the local storage

Q: What is the best way to make sure That the database was updated correctly (and also not waste time with unneeded database access)?

Is there a best practices for this?

Also if possible this newbie could use a clear example...

[Guest · Accepted solution]

Why not use jquery get()'s callback status where if success is returned then update local storage?

best,

Shocker

[revdave]

Hi the_shocker,

Thanks much for the help

newbie needs clarification... (I tried looking on web but was unsuccessful finding what I need)

so if I have the form sending this...

     $.get("http://mysite.com/edit01.php?ID="+ID+"&firstname="+firstname, function(data, status){

.... etc...

Q: how do I add the callback status to this ?

note: I would like to see something like this....

IF CALLBACK = success

do this...

else

do that...

type thing

Thanks again - DAVE

[Guest]

The status return is in the callback function. So you'd so something like this:

$.get("http://mysite.com/edit01.php?ID="+ID+"&firstname="+firstname, function(data, status){

     if status == "success" {

          // do success stuff here

     }

     if status == "error"{

          alert('an error occurred during your jquery get request');

     }

});

best,

Shocker