AJAX Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token :

Question

I have received the following error:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token :

For this line:

data: userCoupon: $('#couponCode').val(),

Below is the script:

$(function() {
  $("#signInButton2").click(function(){
    $.ajax({
      type:'POST',
      url:'coursePayment.php',
      data: userCoupon: $('#couponCode').val(),
      success: function(data){
        alert(data);
      }
    });    
  });    
});

arcyqwerty · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-21 17:50:01Z

2

You're missing object brackets so your line should be

data: {userCoupon: $('#couponCode').val()},

In the script:

$(function() {
    $("#signInButton2").click(function() {
        $.ajax({
            type: 'POST',
            url: 'coursePayment.php',
            data: {userCoupon: $('#couponCode').val()},
            success: function(data) {
                alert(data);
            }
        });
    });
});

answered Apr 21, 2015 at 17:50

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showdev Over a year ago

For reference, see jQuery's ajax() documentation and examples regarding how to specify a data object.

code_legend Over a year ago

thanks. that error was correct. one another note, my success seems to be incorrect where i do not want an alert to appear rather just the value to be posted on the other page

arcyqwerty Over a year ago

I'm not sure I quite understand. If you just want the POST request to happen without an alert, you could just remove the alert line. The request will happen with or without a callback function.

code_legend Over a year ago

i remove that line but it does not seem to post this is the input <input type="text" oninput="calculate()" name="couponCode" id="couponCode" value="" placeholder="Please Enter Coupon Code" required>

arcyqwerty Over a year ago

Is the function being called when you click #signInButton2? Can you make a jsfiddle?

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