ajax.js File Reference

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Functions
elgg	provide ('elgg.ajax')

Variables
elgg	ajax
	Wrapper function for jQuery.ajax which ensures that the url being called is relative to the elgg site root. More...
elgg ajax	SUCCESS = 0
elgg ajax	ERROR = -1
elgg	get
	Wrapper function for elgg.ajax which forces the request type to 'get. More...
elgg	getJSON
	Wrapper function for elgg.get which forces the dataType to 'json. More...
elgg	post
	Wrapper function for elgg.ajax which forces the request type to 'post. More...
elgg	action
elgg	api

Function Documentation

elgg provide

(

'elgg.ajax'

)

Variable Documentation

elgg button elgg button action

Definition at line 178 of file ajax.js.

elgg ajax

Initial value:

= function(url, options) {
    options = elgg.ajax.handleOptions(url, options);

    options.url = elgg.normalize_url(options.url);
    return $.ajax(options);
}

Wrapper function for jQuery.ajax which ensures that the url being called is relative to the elgg site root.

Author

Evan Winslow Provides a bunch of useful shortcut functions for making ajax calls

You would most likely use elgg.get or elgg.post, rather than this function

Parameters

{string}	url Optionally specify the url as the first argument
{Object}	options Optional. jQuery#ajax

Returns

{XmlHttpRequest}

Definition at line 19 of file ajax.js.

elgg api

Initial value:

= function (method, options) {
    elgg.assertTypeOf('string', method);

    var defaults = {
        dataType: 'json',
        data: {}
    };

    options = elgg.ajax.handleOptions(method, options);
    options = $.extend(defaults, options);

    options.url = 'services/api/rest/' + options.dataType + '/';
    options.data.method = method;

    return elgg.ajax(options);
}

Definition at line 227 of file ajax.js.

elgg ajax ERROR = -1

Definition at line 33 of file ajax.js.

elgg get

Initial value:

= function(url, options) {
    options = elgg.ajax.handleOptions(url, options);

    options.type = 'get';
    return elgg.ajax(options);
}

Wrapper function for elgg.ajax which forces the request type to 'get.

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Parameters

{string}	url Optionally specify the url as the first argument
{Object}	options jQuery#ajax

Returns

{XmlHttpRequest}

Definition at line 96 of file ajax.js.

elgg getJSON

Initial value:

= function(url, options) {
    options = elgg.ajax.handleOptions(url, options);

    options.dataType = 'json';
    return elgg.get(options);
}

Wrapper function for elgg.get which forces the dataType to 'json.

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Parameters

{string}	url Optionally specify the url as the first argument
{Object}	options jQuery#ajax

Returns

{XmlHttpRequest}

Definition at line 110 of file ajax.js.

elgg post

Initial value:

= function(url, options) {
    options = elgg.ajax.handleOptions(url, options);

    options.type = 'post';
    return elgg.ajax(options);
}

Wrapper function for elgg.ajax which forces the request type to 'post.

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Parameters

{string}	url Optionally specify the url as the first argument
{Object}	options jQuery#ajax

Returns

{XmlHttpRequest}

Definition at line 124 of file ajax.js.

elgg ajax SUCCESS = 0

Definition at line 28 of file ajax.js.