$.ajax function's success: not firing

Question

i have a $.ajax function that POSTS a data.

i have success: function(){alert("successflly posted")}

i check Firebug console, ajax request is POSTED and completed successfully, hOWEVER, the alert message never fires.

Answer 1

There's probably some error. Try setting the error callback:

error: function(httpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown) { 
   alert("status=" + textStatus + ",error=" + errorThrown);
}

That may tell you why it's not working

Answer 2

A great suggestion by Philippe.

You could also try setting breakpoints/watches in firebug to see where your code is actually going (or not going).

Answer 3

You can also try the $.post() method, which is a wrapper for the more complicated $.ajax() method.

http://docs.jquery.com/Ajax/jQuery.post

Answer 4

Would you mind posting the entire block of code here? A couple of quick notes- if you are using firebug, you don't need to use the alert() method, instead, use console.log()