what is the difference in ajaxForm between success: and complete:

Question

I am using several forms for deleting files, renaming files, uploading files in a filemanagement with this form:

<form class="sfmform" action="" method="post">
.......
</form>

and this is my ajaxForm:

$(".sfmform").livequery(function() { $(this).ajaxForm({

    success: function(data) {
    status.html(data);
    $('.myFiles').load(document.URL +  ' .myFiles');

    },
    /*complete: function(data) {
    status.html(data);
    $('.myFiles').load(document.URL +  ' .myFiles');
    },*/

    });
    });

It doesnt matter if i use success or complete; both work perfect. But i was wondering: which one is correct to use in this case?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 10 '16 at 22:36

complete will fire regardless of error or success

success will only fire if you receive a HTTP 200 (normal) response.

So you could use complete if you received a 404 or some other code to handle an error or close up operations that you want to happen regardless of success or failure, but in your case you want to use success.

what is the difference in ajaxForm between success: and complete:

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