jQuery AJAX Success

Question

I\'m using jQuery\'s $.ajax function to submit a form, which works, but the success is where I\'m having my problem. Here is my code:

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Answer 1

If you want to prevent the default behaviour( in this case the normal form submit), use preventDefault over return false; preventDefault will work even if there is a problem in the script which is above return false statement.

The below code should work fine.

$("#form").submit(function(e) {
   e.preventDefault();
    $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: '/login/spam',
        data: formData,
        success: function (dataCheck) {
            if (dataCheck == 'value') {
                 //Do stuff
            }
        }
    });    
});

As gdoron mentioned, use console.debug/ alert to see what value is in the variables. Using firebug Net tab / fiddler will help you to understand what response you are getting from the server page.