Question

How do I return the result of the nested ajax call as the result of the parent function?

//Declaring the function
var myFunction = function(myData){  
  $.ajax({
  type:'post',
  url:"/ajaxPage.php",
  data:{data:myData},
  success:function(r){
  return r;
  });
}

//Calling the function
var theResult = myFunction(myData);

I want the variable ‘theResult’ to hold the contents of the ajax call.

Answer 1

You will have to make your AJAX call synchronous (not asynchronous which is the default).

Something like this:

//Declaring the function
var myFunction = function(myData){
  var returnValue = null;
  $.ajax({
  type:'post',
  async: false,
  url:"/ajaxPage.php",
  data:{data:myData},
  success:function(r){
  returnValue = r;
  });

  return returnValue;
}

//Calling the function
var theResult = myFunction(myData);