Question

What is the difference between jQuery.get() and jQuery.ajax() method?

Answer 1

There are following difference between jQuery.get() and jQuery.ajax() method: -

ajax():-

• ajax() method is more powerful and configurable, it allows you to specify how long to wait and how to handle error and success
• You are able to get direct access to the XHR-object by using ajax() method.
• You have to deal with the returned data yourself with a callback.

get():-

• get() method is a specialization to over ajax, it is used to retrieve some data.
• get() is just a shorthand for ajax()
• get() method returns the data to a callback. It only allows GET-requests.

Answer 2

Syntax for jQuery.ajax() and jQuery.get() method: -

Syntax of ajax() method: -
      jQuery.ajax({
                url: 'test.txt',
                dataType: 'text',
                type: “GET”,
                success: function(data) {
                        console.log(data);              
                }
       });

Syntax of get() method:-

       jQuery.get('test.txt',function(data){
             console.log(data)
       },'text');