Display loading image while post with ajax

Question

I know there are thousands of examples on the internet, but I want for the script I already have to display a loading gif image while the data is retrievedd. My java knowled

Answer 1

This is very simple and easily manage.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){
jQuery("#search").click(function(){
    jQuery("#loader").show("slow");
    jQuery("#response_result").hide("slow");
    jQuery.post(siteurl+"/ajax.php?q="passyourdata, function(response){
        setTimeout("finishAjax('response_result', '"+escape(response)+"')", 850);
            });
});

})
function finishAjax(id,response){ 
      jQuery("#loader").hide("slow");   
      jQuery('#response_result').html(unescape(response));
      jQuery("#"+id).show("slow");      
      return true;
}