boolean variables posted through AJAX being treated as strings in server side

Question

Following is a part of an AJAX functionality to add classes and packs to session cart:-

The jquery part

function addClassToCart(item         


        

Answer 1

1. Send the data from your javascript as stringified JSON.
2. Make a PHP function to convert the strings 'true' and 'false' to boolean value.

Personally I like #2, which goes with Nick Craver's answer.