Example
View file:
<?php
use yii;
use yii\bootstrap\ActiveForm;
use yii\helpers\Html;
?>
<?php
$form = ActiveForm::begin([
'action' => ['comments/ajax-comment'],
'options' => [
'class' => 'comment-form'
]
]);
?>
<?= $form->field($model, 'comment'); ?>
<?= Html::submitButton("Submit", ['class' => "btn"]); ?>
<?php ActiveForm::end(); ?>
Javascript:
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
$(".comment-form").submit(function(event) {
event.preventDefault(); // stopping submitting
var data = $(this).serializeArray();
var url = $(this).attr('action');
$.ajax({
url: url,
type: 'post',
dataType: 'json',
data: data
})
.done(function(response) {
if (response.data.success == true) {
alert("Wow you commented");
}
})
.fail(function() {
console.log("error");
});
});
});
Controller Action:
public function actionAjaxComment()
{
$model = new Comments();
if (Yii::$app->request->isAjax) {
Yii::$app->response->format = \yii\web\Response::FORMAT_JSON;
if ($model->load(Yii::$app->request->post()) && $model->save()) {
return [
'data' => [
'success' => true,
'model' => $model,
'message' => 'Model has been saved.',
],
'code' => 0,
];
} else {
return [
'data' => [
'success' => false,
'model' => null,
'message' => 'An error occured.',
],
'code' => 1, // Some semantic codes that you know them for yourself
];
}
}
}