Hiding Javascript Tables/arrays?

Hi,

I'm using Javascript arrays to dynamically check if a username is already taken or not. The probelm is, if you do a view source, the entire table is visible (created from PHP/mySQL) is there a way to hide the array? I can't put it into a .js because of the dynamic array creation.

Any ideas?

Statik

I don't understand your problem... could you explain in more detail?

if your using a Mysql database it should not appear on the page. But if u made it that way just save all the database stuff in a a mysql extension file, and check if the user name is taken or not using php. I don't see another way out of it.

The problem: I wanted to check the username to see if it is already used, at the time of entry, not after submit. So I was using <ON CHANGE> to run a check of the entered username against an array of current usernames.

This works fine in practice, but If you do a view-source, you get to see all the usernames. This is a potential security hole. If I can't hide this array, I have to return to checking the usernames after submit.

Run the checking in a hidden layer/iframe then the user wont be able to see the code. You can essentially run the check as if it was a form submission, reloading a CGI script again and again when the change happens.