Question

function foobar(){
    $.ajaxSetup ({cache: false});
    var response = $.get("http://mysite.com/return.php")
    document.write(response);
}

I’m trying to save the response from this as a variable. How can I do that?

Answer 1

$.get is an asynchronous AJAX call – your document.write line is going to execute long before the server even sends you a response.

If you want to access the return value, you’ll need to do it in a callback, like so:

$.get('/return.php', function(response) {
  document.write(response);
});