Pass extra variable when submitting a form using jQuery

Question

I have a form in which the Submit button does not sit within the

tags. The submit button has an click handler to submit the form via jQuer

Answer 1

On jquery 1.11.1

I've managed it like that:

$(yourForm).on('submit',{'yourExtraData':extraData},function(event){
        alert('your extra data ' + event.data['yourExtraData'] + ' went thru');
});

Check also: https://api.jquery.com/event.data/