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jqplot - pass variable via ajax to C# page

I am unable to retrieve values passed by $.ajax on my c# page.
I am using jqplot and I want to pass two pieces of information. One is stored in a hidden field called 'hidden_plateid' and the second piece of information is from a dropdown box called 'SampleNumberList'
This is the hidden field
<input type="text" name="hidden_plateID" id="hidden_plateID" hidden="hidden" runat="server" />
And this is the drop down box:
<select name="SampleNumberList" class="DropDownBox_editjob" id="SampleNumberList">
<option value="--SELECT--"></option>
<option value="001r">001r</option>
<option value="002r">002r</option>
</select>
I simply then say that everytime, someone selects from the dropdown box, to get and get the information from the db and plot the graph
$('#SampleNumberList').on('change', function (e) {
var ajaxDataRenderer = function (url, plot, options) {
var ret = null;
$.ajax({
data: {
PlateID2: options.PlateID,
SampleID2: options.SampleID,
},
async: false,
url: url,
dataType: "json",
success: function (data) {
alert(data);
ret = data;
},
error: function (xhr, err) {
alert("readyState: " + xhr.readyState + "\nstatus: " + xhr.status);
alert("responseText: " + xhr.responseText);
}
});
return ret
};
var jsonurl = "SpectraData.aspx";
var plot2 = $.jqplot('chartdiv', jsonurl, {
title: "AMIRA",
dataRenderer: ajaxDataRenderer,
dataRendererOptions: {
unusedOptionalUrl: jsonurl, PlateID: $('#hidden_plateID').val(), SampleID: $('#SampleNumberList').val()
}
});
});
I use Request.Querystring to try and retrieve the value in the c# file but so far, I get nothing
if (Request.QueryString["PlateID2"] != null)
{
PlateID = Request.QueryString["PlateID2"].ToString();
}
if (Request.QueryString["SampleID2"] != null)
{
SampleID = Request.QueryString["SampleID2"].ToString();
}

You are trying to retrieve values from a query string , yet you are passing the parameters as json.
In order to retrieve them as a query string params, you need to pass them along your url.
$.ajax({
async: false,
url: url + "?PlateID2=" + options.PlateID + "&SampleID2=" + options.SampleID + "",
dataType: "json",
success: function (data) {
alert(data);
ret = data;
},
error: function (xhr, err) {
alert("readyState: " + xhr.readyState + "\nstatus: " + xhr.status);
alert("responseText: " + xhr.responseText);
}
});
In reality, the right way to do this is to pass params as a json string and intercept in the code behind.
$.ajax({
url: url/Somemethod,
type: 'POST',
dataType: 'json',
data: "{'PlateID2':'" + options.PlateID + "','SampleID2':'" + options.SampleID + "'}",
success: function (data) {
alert(data);
ret = data;
},
error: function (xhr, err) {
alert("readyState: " + xhr.readyState + "\nstatus: " + xhr.status);
alert("responseText: " + xhr.responseText);
}
});
In your codebehind :
[WebMethod]
public static void Somemethod(string PlateID2,string SampleID2)
{
}

Why does the data come back as undefined?

I'm not understanding why the data is coming back as undefined. It knows there is something there but the value is not being shown. Am I forgetting to do something in the main function? Thanks in advance to whom may solve my dilemma.
Here is the current output I'm getting:
Here is what I need the output to render:
Here is the code for my employee.js:
$(function() {
ajaxCall("Get", "api/employees", "")
.done(function (data) {
buildTable(data);
})
.fail(function (jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
errorRoutine(jqXHR);
}); // ajaxCall
});
// build initial table
function buildTable(data) {
$("#main").empty();
var bg = false;
employees = data; // copy to global var
div = $("<div id=\"employee\" data-toggle=\"modal\"data-target=\"#myModal\" class=\"row trWhite\">");
div.html("<div class=\"col-lg-12\" id=\"id0\">...Click Here to add</div>");
div.appendTo($("#main"));
$.each(data,function(emp){
var cls = "rowWhite";
bg ? cls = "rowWhite" : cls = "rowLightGray";
bg = !bg;
div = $("<div id=\"" + emp.Id + "\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#myModal\" class=\"row col-lg-12" + cls + "\">");
var empId = emp.Id;
div.html(
"<div class=\"col-xs-4\" id=\"employeetitle" + empId + "\">" + emp.Title + "</div>" +
"<div class=\"col-xs-4\" id=\"employeefname" + empId + "\">" + emp.Firstname + "</div>" +
"<div class=\"col-xs-4\" id=\"emplastname" + empId + "\">" + emp.Lastname + "</div>"
);
div.appendTo($("#main"));
}); // each
} // buildTable
function ajaxCall(type, url, data) {
return $.ajax({// return the promise that '$.ajax' returns
type: type,
url: url,
data: data,
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
dataType: "json",
processData: true
});
}
Here is my Controller method code:
// GET api/<controller>
[Route("api/employees")]
public IHttpActionResult Get()
{
try
{
EmployeeViewModel emp = new EmployeeViewModel();
List<EmployeeViewModel> allEmployees = emp.GetAll();
return Ok(allEmployees);
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
return BadRequest("Retrieve failed - " + ex.Message);
}
}

The first parameter of the callback is the index, the value is in the second parameter:
$.each(data,function(index, emp){

ReferenceError: getMessage not defined

I am building a messaging area similar to facebook and I am using ajax with jquery and a asmx web service to serve the html to the client. My li click event works when the content is first loaded on page load using c#, but when ajax runs and refreshes the content from the web service the li event doesn't work anymore.
This an example of the html that is returned from the web service
<ol class="messagesrow" id="messages">
<li id="2345">
<div>Test Element</div>
</li>
</ol>
Web service markup
[WebMethod]
public string GetMessagesByObject(string id, string objectid, string userid, string timezone)
{
string output = string.Empty;
try
{
StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder();
DataSet results = results from store procedure
str.Append("<ol class=\"messagesrow\" id=\"messages\">");
for (int i = 0; i < results.Tables[0].Rows.Count; i++)
{
DataRow row = results.Tables[0].Rows[i];
DateTime date = Convert.ToDateTime(row["CreateDate"].ToString()).AddHours(Convert.ToDouble(timezone));
if (!TDG.Common.CheckStringForEmpty(row["ParentMessageID"].ToString()))
{
str.Append("<li id=\"" + row["ParentMessageID"].ToString() + "\">");
}
else
{
str.Append("<li id=\"" + row["MessageID"].ToString() + "\">");
}
str.Append("<div style=\"width:100%; cursor:pointer;\">");
str.Append("<div style=\"float:left; width:25%;\">");
if (!TDG.Common.CheckStringForEmpty(row["ImageID"].ToString()))
{
str.Append("<img src=\"/Resources/getThumbnailImage.ashx?w=48&h=48&id=" + row["ImageID"].ToString() + "\" alt=\"View Profile\" />");
}
else
{
str.Append("<img src=\"/images/noProfileImage.gif\" alt=\"View Profile\" />");
}
str.Append("</div>");
str.Append("<div style=\"float:left; width:75%; padding-top:4px;\">");
str.Append("<strong>" + row["WholeName"].ToString() + "</strong>");
str.Append("<br />");
if (row["BodyMessage"].ToString().Length < 35)
{
str.Append("<span class=\"smallText\">" + row["BodyMessage"].ToString() + "</span>");
}
else
{
str.Append("<span class=\"smallText\">" + row["BodyMessage"].ToString().Substring(0, 35) + "</span>");
}
str.Append("<br /><span class=\"smallGreyText\">" + String.Format("{0:g}", date) + "</span>");
str.Append("</div>");
str.Append("</div>");
str.Append("</li>");
}
str.Append("</ol>");
output = str.ToString();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw ex;
}
return output;
}
Jquery markup
$(document).ready(function () {
$("ol#messages li").click(function () {
var id = $(this).attr("id");
getMessage(id);
});
});
function getMessage(id) {
var timezone = $('#<%= hdfTimezone.ClientID %>').val()
var userid = $('#<%= hdfUserID.ClientID %>').val()
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
async: false,
dataType: "json",
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
url: "/Resources/MessageWebService.asmx/GetMessage",
data: "{'id':'" + id + "','timezone':'" + timezone + "','userid':'" + userid + "' }",
success: function (data) {
$('#<%= hdfMessageID.ClientID %>').val(id);
$('#<%= ltlMessages.ClientID %>').html(data.d);
},
error: function (data) {
showError(data.responseText);
}
});
}

Since your list items are dynamic, you should delegate the event from the ol.
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#messages").delegate("li","click",function () {
getMessage(this.id);
});
});
The error you are getting ReferenceError: getMessage not defined shouldn't happen with the given code.

Passing the HTML table to JSON via Server side causing error

I've a dynamically created HTML table in the Server side code(using C#). When i pass that to client site using JASON. I couldn't able to receive that code in the client site. this is my code in the Server Side.
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "ExcelUpload.asmx/UploadFile",
data: JSON.stringify({ XML: XMLDoc}),
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
dataType: "json",
beforeSend: function () {
$("#Status").html("<br><center><img src='ajax-loader.gif'/></center>");
},
success: function (result) {
var output = "";
var re = eval('(' + result.d + ')');
if (re.length > 0) {
for (var i in re) {
var xl = re[i];
switch (parseInt(xl.status)) {
case 1: { output = xl.message; break; }
case 2: { output = xl.message; break; }
}
}
$("#Status").html(output);
}
},
error: function (result) {
$("#Status").addClass("error");
$("#Status").html(result.d);
}
});
In that server side code I'm generating the HTML table using this code
HTML += "<table id='excelDoc'>";
HTML += "<tr><th>Date</th><th>Description</th><th>Reference</th><th>Nominal Code</th><th>Dept Code</th><th>Debit</th><th>Credit</th></tr>";
HTML += "<tr><td>" + eDoc.posting_Date.ToShortDateString() + "</td><td>" + eDoc.Description + "</td><td>" + eDoc.Ref_Number + "</td><td></td><td></td><td class='db'></td><td class='cr'></td></tr>";
HTML += "";
status = "{status : 1 , message : " + HTML + "}";
return " ["+ status+ "]";
Please Help me.

why are you doing result.d ?
Should it not be simply result ?
1 thing I notice more, in your AJAX request, your
dataType: "json"
but you are returning a simple string. Change to
dataType:"text"
and then try returning the string. It would def work

Passing parameter to controller function from jQuery function '$.ajax'

I am using ASPNET MVC 2.0. I'm trying to pass a value from View to Controller function using jquery function .ajax. My jquery function is:
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#Search").click(function(event) {
var searchString = $("#TraderSearch").val();
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: '/Build/SearchTrader',
data: "{strData : '" + searchString + "' }",
contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
dataType: 'json',
success: function(ResultList) {
var contents = "";
var count = 0;
$(ResultList).each(function() {
contents = contents + '<tr><td>' + ResultList[count].Name + '</td><td>' + ResultList[count].Value +
'</td><td><a class="edit"><img src="../../html/images/Edit.gif" width="14" height="14" alt="edit" /></a></td></tr>';
count = count + 1;
});
$("#SerachResultList").append(contents);
alert("{strData : '" + searchString + "' }");
},
error: function(XMLHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown) {
alert("Error: " + textStatus + "\n" + errorThrown);
}
});
});
});
And my Controller function is as follows:
public ActionResult SearchTrader(string strData)
{
//Function to search DB based on the string passed
return Json(lstDictObject);
}
My problem is that, I am not able to get the value in my controller. I'm getting strData as 'null'. I think there is somme mistake in the way i'm trying to pass the value? Can anyone correct me?
Thanks in Advance,
Vipin Menon

try this:
data: "strData = " + searchstring

I believe the following should work:
data: { strData: searchstring }
Quotes caused the same issue in the script I just tested.
You also need to check the spelling on your "#SerachResultList" if this is your actual code.