jquery $.post() vs $.get()

Question

I need to retrieve a simple page and use the data that it returns. Is there any difference between $.post() and $.get() should I be using one over the

Answer 1

The main difference between them is that with POST you pass a collection of data and with GET you pass data in the URL. If you're passing a lot of data I'd suggest POST. If you're just calling a URL for a response then use get.

For a full understanding though checkout the jQuery documentation of each.

GET: http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.get/

POST: http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.post/