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JavaScript AJAX Basics (retiring) jQuery and AJAX jQuery’s AJAX Shorthand Methods

Posted by mk37
mk37
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so is 'response' parameter basically xhr.responseText ?

so is 'response' parameter basically xhr.responseText ?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,172 Points

The callback function is passed the returned data, which can be an XML root element, text string, JavaScript file, or JSON object, depending on the MIME type of the response.

For more details, see the jQuery API page on jQuery.get().