"I was just wondering if there were any performance differences"
.load, like *any* Ajax call in jQuery, ultimately uses the $.ajax method, so other than a hit of one method calling another (which is like nothing), there is no performance hit On Oct 22, 4:55 am, Hogsmill <i...@hogsmill.com> wrote: > Cheers, Richard - very useful. > > I usually use $.ajax because I return JSON, and, as you say, then I > start 'munging' :-) I like the load call (for straight content insert > applications) because it's way simpler and easier to read - I was just > wondering if there were any performance differences, etc.? Probably > not, I suspect - prob, uses the same code... > > Cheers, > > Steve > > On Oct 22, 3:53 am, "Richard D. Worth" <rdwo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > .load() is really nice if all you're doing is loading some content into an > > element. It's a nice convenience method. > > > If you're going to take the results of the ajax call and maybe put different > > parts of the content in different places, or do some manipulation or other > > munging on it before you add it to the page, then $.ajax() or $.get() will > > be your best bet. > > > - Richard > > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Hogsmill <i...@hogsmill.com> wrote: > > > > I've been using $.ajax() for ages, and am now developing on a site > > > where they alwats use load(). Does anybody know which is best (if > > > either), ans pros and cons for each one? > > > > Cheers in advance, > > > > Hogsmill
