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dhtmlxCombo: complex names for grouping fields in forms

Hello!

I needed to group fields passing through form into arrays using the syntax with "[]":

<form ...>
<input type="text" name="arr1[name]"/>
...

<div id="dhtmlXCombo1"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var color_combo= new dhtmlxCombo("dhtmlXCombo1", "arr1[color]", 300);
</script>
</form>

But it doesn't work. Second hidden field's name becomes corrupted:

<input type="hidden" name="arr1[color]_new_value" value="false"/>

So the question: Is there a way to use such complex names?

You can redefine name directly by using

var color_combo= new dhtmlxCombo("dhtmlXCombo1", "arr1[color]", 300);
color_combo.DOMelem_hidden_input2="arr1[color_new_value]"; // any field name here