12.10. AJAX Methods
It is very common for performance optimization to need to retrieve data or code from an external source after a page is loaded. jQuery makes this very easy.
12.10.1. Load and Run JavaScript File
The following code loads an external JavaScript file called test.js and then executes it:
$.ajax({ type: "GET", url: "test.js", dataType: "script" });
The test.js file consists of just the following line:
alert('hello');
12.10.2. Submitting Data
You often need to submit data to another web page. You can easily do this with the following code:
$.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "myForm.aspx", data: "firstname=Alex&lastname=Mackey", success: function() { alert("form submitted"); } });
You will use this functionality in the ASP.NET MVC example ...
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