Difference Between $.getJSON() and $.ajax() in jQuery

Question

I am calling an ASP.NET MVC action

public JsonResult GetPatient(string patientID)
{
...

from JavaScript using jQuery. The following call wo

Answer 1

.getJson is simply a wrapper around .ajax but it provides a simpler method signature as some of the settings are defaulted e.g dataType to json, type to get etc

N.B .load, .get and .post are also simple wrappers around the .ajax method.