Prevent browser caching of AJAX call result

Question

It looks like if I load dynamic content using $.get(), the result is cached in browser.

Adding some random string in QueryString seems to solve this iss

Answer 1

Internet Explorer’s Ajax Caching: What Are YOU Going To Do About It? suggests three approaches:

1. Add a cache busting token to the query string, like ?date=[timestamp]. In jQuery and YUI you can tell them to do this automatically.
2. Use POST instead of a GET
3. Send a HTTP response header that specifically forbids browsers to cache it