What is the equivalent of jQuery ajax beforeSend in Angularjs?

Question

I am familiar with Jquery AJAX call, which has different callbacks like beforeSend, success, complete, etc.

This is the example AJAX call with Jquery:

Answer 1

You can use interceptors. Search for the word interceptor into the Angular $http documentation

As the documentation says : For purposes of global error handling, >authentication, or any kind of synchronous or asynchronous pre-processing of >request or postprocessing of responses

Here is a good Fiddle Example displaying a loading gif before the ajax call is sent.

EDIT

As Satpal commented, $httpProvider.responseInterceptors used in the Fiddle is deprecated. You should use $httpProvider.interceptors instead.