/**
* it's better to always use the .on(event, context, callback) instead of the .submit(callback) or .click(callback)
* for explanation why, try googling event delegation.
*/
//$("#myForm").on('submit', callback) catches the submit event of the #myForm element and triggers the callbackfunction
$("#myForm").on('submit', function(event, optionalData){
/*
* do ajax logic -> $.post is a shortcut for the basic $.ajax function which would automatically set the method used to being post
* $.get(), $.load(), $.post() are all variations of the basic $.ajax function with parameters predefined like 'method' used in the ajax call (get or post)
* i mostly use the $.ajax function so i'm not to sure extending the $.post example with an addition .error() (as Kristof Claes mentions) function is allowed
*/
//example using post method
$.post('mail.php', $("#myForm").serialize(), function(response){
alert("hey, my ajax call has been complete using the post function and i got the following response:" + response);
})
//example using ajax method
$.ajax({
url:'mail.php',
type:'POST',
data: $("#myForm").serialize(),
dataType: 'json', //expects response to be json format, if it wouldn't be, error function will get triggered
success: function(response){
alert("hey, my ajax call has been complete using the ajax function and i got the following response in json format:" + response);
},
error: function(response){
//as far as i know, this function will only get triggered if there are some request errors (f.e: 404) or if the response is not in the expected format provided by the dataType parameter
alert("something went wrong");
}
})
//preventing the default behavior when the form is submit by
return false;
//or
event.preventDefault();
})