Jquery checking success of ajax post

Question

how do i define the success and failure function of an ajax $.post?

Answer 1

This style is also possible:

$.get("mypage.html")
    .done(function(result){
        alert("done. read "+result.length+" characters.");
    })
    .fail(function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown){
        alert("fail. status: "+textStatus);
    })