maputils.js

   1 function MapUtils() {
   2
   3   this.post_data = function(url, data) {
   4     /* Create a new form, and add it to the DOM. Then, create a hidden
   5        input control as a child of the form which contains the data that
   6        we'd like to post. Finally, add the form to the document's body,
   7        and submit it. */
   8     var new_form = document.createElement("form");
   9     new_form.method = "post";
  10     new_form.action = url;
  11     var new_input = document.createElement("input");
  12     new_input.setAttribute("id", "data");
  13     new_input.setAttribute("name", "data");
  14     new_input.setAttribute("type", "hidden");
  15     new_input.setAttribute("value", data);
  16     new_form.appendChild(new_input);
  17     document.body.appendChild(new_form);
  18     new_form.submit();
  19   }
  20
  21 }