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Shopping Cart JavaScript Variables

All information about products in the shopping cart is available in the form of JavaScript variables in the <head> section of all shopping cart pages. You can add your own scripts that read these values for any purpose you require. Some potential uses might include verifying valid input for custom fields, or affiliate or statistical tracking. The variables are:

ss_screen
The name of the screen, which is always "Shopping Cart"
ss_sbid
The unique shopping basket ID.
ss_ordernum
The Order Number. This value is only for the Thankyou screen.
ss_ordertotal
The total charge for the order, including all products, coupons, discounts, tax, shipping, and surcharges.
ss_subtotal
The product subtotal, including coupons.
ss_taxtotal
The total tax.
ss_shiptotal
The total charge for shipping.
ss_name
Array of the names of products in the cart. The first product name is at ss_name[0]
ss_sku
Array of the SKUs of products in the cart. The first product SKU is at ss_sku[0]
ss_quantity
Array of the quantities of products in the cart. The quantity of the first product is at ss_quantity[0]
ss_price
Array of the prices of products in the cart. The first product price is at ss_price[0]
ss_weight
Array of the weights of products in the cart. The first product weight is at ss_weight[0]
ss_total_price
Array of the total price (price X quantity) of products in the cart. The first product total price is at ss_total_price[0]
ss_field1
ss_field2
ss_field3
ss_field4
ss_field5
Arrays of the merchant-definable fields for the products in the cart. The first field of the first product is at ss_field1[0]
ss_coupon_name
Array of coupons in the cart, identified by the coupon name.
ss_coupon_discount
Array of discounts applied by the coupons, listed in the same order as the ss_coupon_name.
number_products
Number of products ordered.
number_coupons
Number of coupons redeemed.

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