Question

Firstly is there a way to turn JQuery Ajax On or Off globally? I’m looking for something similar to this http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.fx.off/ – but for $.ajax.

Secondly what is the best way to set an On/Off flag based on whether a user is logged in?

I am using ASP.NET MVC3.

Answer 1

Ok got it sorted – extend the $.ajax method.

(function($)
{
    // store original reference to the method
    var oldAjax = $.ajax;
    $.ajax = function(prop, value) {
        // execute new behaviour
        if ($.ajax.Off) return false;
        // execute original behaviour
        return oldAjax.apply(this, arguments);
    };
})(jQuery);

Then I simply set $.ajax.Off to true to disable ajax calls.

As for the second part I’ll just set a hidden input or something…