Download file with ajax() POST request via Spring MVC

Question

I try to download a file. The action is triggered by ajax() POST request. The request sends data in JSON format to the controller. The controller gener

Answer 1

As the comments said you can't do it with an ajax call, but you can do it with plain Javascript.

function getLicenseFile() {
    var downloadUrl = "${pageContext.request.contextPath}/licenses/rest/downloadLicenseFile";
    // (optionally) provide the user with a message that the download is starting
    window.location.href = downloadUrl;
}

Note the use of ${pageContext.request.contextPath}, which is preferred over <%=request.getContextPath()%>.