AJAX is a technique, not a programming language that is used by developers to make websites behave like desktop applications. It operates on the client-side for creating asynchronous web applications. AJAX is a group of technologies that uses a number of web technologies for creating a set of web development techniques.
jQuery provides various methods for AJAX functionality. There are some jQuery AJAX methods that are used to request text, HTML, XML, or JSON from a remote server using both HTTP Get and HTTP Post.
Syntax:
$.ajax_method(parameter1, parameter2, ..)
Example: This example use param() method to create serialized representation of an object.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
jQuery param() Method
</title>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1 style="color:green;">
GeeksForGeeks
</h1>
<h2>jQuery param() Method</h2>
<button>Click</button>
<div></div>
<!-- Script using param() method -->
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
personObj = new Object();
personObj.Firstword = "Geeks";
personObj.Secondword = "For";
personObj.Thirdword = "Geeks";
personObj.Wordcolor = "Green";
$("button").click(function() {
$("div").text($.param(personObj));
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output:
jQuery AJAX Method Complete Reference:
Methods | Description |
|---|---|
| ajax() | Perform an AJAX request or asynchronous HTTP request. |
| ajaxSetup() | Set the default values for future AJAX requests. |
| get() | Loads data from the server by using the GET HTTP request. |
| getJSON() | Fetches JSON-encoded data from the server using a GET HTTP request. |
| parseJSON() | Takes a well-formed JSON string and returns the resulting JavaScript value. |
| getScript() | Run a JavaScript using AJAX HTTP GET request. |
| param() | Create a serialized representation of an object. |
| post() | Returns an XMLHttpRequest object. |
| ajaxComplete() | Specify a function to be run when an AJAX request completes. |
| ajaxError() | Specify a function to be run when an AJAX request fails. |
| ajaxSend() | Specify the function to be run when an AJAX request is about to send. |
| ajaxStart() | Specify a function to be run when an AJAX request starts. |
| ajaxStop() | Specify a function to be run when AJAX requests have been completed. |
| ajaxSuccess() | Specify the function to be run when an AJAX request is completed successfully. |
| load() | It is a simple but very powerful AJAX method. |
| serialize() | Create a text string in standard URL-encoded notation. |
| serializeArray() | Create a JavaScript array of objects that is ready to be encoded as a JSON string. |