jQuery Tutorial Tutorials - jQuery jQuery.ajax()

The jQuery.ajax() method in jQuery is a low-level interface used to perform an Ajax request.

jQuery jQuery.ajax() syntax

jQuery.ajax(url[,settings])
jQuery.ajax([settings])

Parameter|Type|Description
url|String|request url
settings|PlainObject|The configuration for Ajax request

jQuery jQuery.ajax() example

example

Load and execute a JavaScript file.

$.ajax({
  method: "GET",
  url: "test.js",
  dataType: "script"
});

example

Save some data to the server and notify the user once it's complete successfully.

$.ajax({
  method: "POST",
  url: "some.php",
  data: { name: "lautturi", email: "lautturi@admin.com" }
}).success(function( msg ) {
    alert( "Data Saved: " + msg );
});

example

Retrieve the latest version of an HTML page.(cache: false)

$.ajax({
  url: "test.html",
  cache: false
})