What's the best way to send a large data set via a GET request.
- I cannot use POST because of some design limitations.
- I can use jQuery or any other library, sizzle is preferable.
- I have a complex data set that has nestings within it, and json fits the bill well.
Thanks for your help.
GET requests shouldn't exceed 1-4 kilobytes in size due to browser and server limitations. You would have to split your request in chunks to do this.
If the data comes from a form, you could, for example utilize jQuery's .serialize() function to put the data into one string. Then split the string into kilobyte-sized chunks and send it out using Ajax. You would have to have a server-side script that glues the chunks back together, possibly using a unique identifier specified in the Ajax requests.
Some sources on the length limitation:
- MSDN: Maximum URL length is 2083 characters in Internet Explorer
- Various server and browser tests, from 2006 but should still give a half-way representative overview
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2977070/sending-a-large-parametrized-data-set-as-a-get-request