JSON with jQuery

JSON with jQuery — a practical guide to jQuery JSON with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

$.getJSON is a shortcut for GET + JSON parsing.

JSON

$.getJSON('/api/user', function (user) {
  $('#name').text(user.name);
});

$.ajax({
  url: '/api/user',
  method: 'POST',
  contentType: 'application/json',
  data: JSON.stringify({ name: 'Asha' })
});