How do you trigger the “error” callback in a jQuery AJAX call using ASP.NET MVC?

Question

This is related to my question on how to handle errors from jQuery AJAX calls. Several responses suggested that I use the \"error\" callback to display any errors from a jQ

Answer 1

If you're using MVC 3, then you can return an ActionResult in your controller that has the HTTP status code and status message together:

return new HttpStatusCodeResult(500, "Error message");

Then, in your error callback:

error: function (request, textStatus, errorThrown) {
    alert(request.statusText);
}