sending an ajax GET with a javascript response format

Question

I am trying to do the following

$("select.languages").on("change", function(){
        var lang = $(this).find("option:selected").text();
        $.get(url: "/search",
                data: {"lang": lang},
            dataType: 'script');
    });

so every time a language is selected I would call /search with the language and by other SO answers to make dataType be "script"

but this doesn't quite work. What does work is

$.get( "/search.js",{"lang": lang} )

yet this pollutes the url since the format is very explicit and doing using this method requires me to add extra pointless code

can I implicitly set the response format?

if I add curlys I get a weird url which results in `http://localhost:3000/[object%20Object]` — Nick Ginanto, Mar 06 '14 at 10:18

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 06 '14 at 10:24

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Try this instead:

$.ajax({
  url: "/search",
  data: {"lang": lang},
  dataType: 'script'
});

The get shorthand method does not accept the parameters as an object like this.

answered Mar 06 '14 at 10:24

Slicedpan

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can you explain what you mean? – Slicedpan Mar 06 '14 at 10:29
**does not accept** are you sure? on your link you have provided just scroll down to last one. – Jai Mar 06 '14 at 10:30
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cache busting solved with `$.ajaxSetup({ cache: true });` seems to work until it breaks – Nick Ginanto Mar 06 '14 at 10:33
@Jai, it doesn't accept an object as the only parameter like the $.ajax function does, it accepts an object as the second parameter for that parameter data – Slicedpan Mar 06 '14 at 10:34
@slicedpan `data: {"lang": lang}` you have to takeout the `data:` from this part. – Jai Mar 06 '14 at 10:36

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:28

Probably a syntax error - I would try this:

   $("select.languages").on("change", function(){
        var lang = $(this).find("option:selected").text();
        $.ajax({
            url: "/search",
            data: {"lang": lang}
        });
    });

Since you're trying to send a JS request, you probably won't even need the dataType property, as Ajax expects it by default: $.ajax - dataType

sending an ajax GET with a javascript response format

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