jQuery - Introduction to AJAX
AJAX is a technology for exchanging data with a server, enabling partial page updates without reloading the entire page.
jQuery AJAX Examples
Modifying Text Content with jQuery AJAX
What is AJAX?
AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML.
In short, AJAX loads data in the background and displays it on the webpage without reloading the entire page.
Examples of applications using AJAX include Google Maps, Tencent Weibo, Youku Video, Renren, and more.
You can learn about specific applications of jQuery Ajax in our jQuery Ajax Reference Manual.
You can learn more about AJAX in our AJAX Tutorial.
About jQuery and AJAX
jQuery provides several methods related to AJAX.
With jQuery AJAX methods, you can request text, HTML, XML, or JSON from a remote server using HTTP Get and HTTP Post, and directly load this external data into the selected elements of your webpage.
| | Without jQuery, AJAX programming can be somewhat challenging. Writing regular AJAX code is not easy because different browsers implement AJAX differently. This means you have to write additional code to test for browser compatibility. However, the jQuery team has solved this problem for us; we can implement AJAX functionality with just a single line of simple code. | | --- | --- |