How get the value from a link and send the form using mootools? - ajax

Question

I have a such form with many links:
<form name="myform" action="" method="get" id="form">
<p>
My link
</p>
<p>
My link 2
</p>
<p>
My link 3
</p>
<input type="hidden" name="division" value="" />
</form>
I would like to send the form's value from the link that was clicked to php script and get the response (not reloading the page).
I'm trying to write a function that gets the value from a link:
<script type="text/javascript">
window.addEvent('domready', function() {
getValue = function(division)
{
var division;
division=$('form').getElements('a');
}
</script>
but I don't know how to write it in a right way. Next I would like to send the form:
$$('a.del').each(function(el) {
el.addEvent('click', function(e) {
new Event(e).stop();
$('form').submit();
});
});
How I should send it to get the response from a php file not reloading the page?

Answer 1

Instead of putting in javascript inline in the HTML, I would suggest using a delegated event instead. I would also send the form using an ajax call instead of a form submit.
<form id="form">
<a data-value="A">My link</a>
...
</form>
<script>
var formEl = document.id('form');
formEl.addEvent('click:relay(.del)', function() {
var value = this.getProperty('data-value');
new Request.JSON({
url: '/path/to/your/listener',
onSuccess: function(data) {
// ...
}
}).get({
value: value
});
});
</script>

Answer 2

This works for me:
<form id="form">
<a data-value="A">My link</a>
...
</form>
<script>
var links = document.id('form').getElements('a');
links.each(function(link) {
link.addEvent('click', function(e) {
e.stop();
var value = link.getProperty('data-value');
var req = new Request.HTML({
url: "/path/to/your/listener",
data: value,
onRequest: function(){
$('display').set('text', 'Search...');
},
onComplete: function() {
},
update : $('display')
}).get(
{data: value}
);
});
})
</script>