JQuery Ajax call gives 404 'Resource Not Found' Error but normal URL call is fine

Question

I have a weird problem when using JQuery call in my ASP.NET MVC project. I found that the Ajax call gives 404 ( resource not found error). But when I use the usual URL GET c

Answer 1

I fix this problem by using FireBug to show me the request that was generated by JQuery. To my amazement, the url generated is

http://localhost/ViewRecord/ViewRecord/GetSoftwareChoice?username=123

for the JSON call:

$(function() {
$("#username").click(function() {
        $.getJSON("ViewRecord/GetSoftwareChoice", {username:'123'},
    function(data) {
        alert(data);
    });
    });
});

So I just have to change the $.getJSON line to

$.getJSON("GetSoftwareChoice", {username:'123'},

Alternatively, use the forward slash:

 $.getJSON("/ViewRecord/GetSoftwareChoice", {username:'123'},