Question

I am using jQuery ajax method to get response from my server. Here’s my code:

function getText(id){
    $.ajax({
        type: 'GET',
        url: '/myurl/' + id + '/edit.js',
        data: {'id': id},
        success: function(data){
            alert(data);
        },
        dataType: 'json'
    });
}

I am using ruby on rails, and on my rails controller, I am sending some text as json response. When I check in the firebug, the data is returned correctly. But I don’t get anything with the alert(data); that I have called upon success. Can anyone tell me what’s wrong here? Thanks.

Answer 1

In the alert does it same something like Object object? It should as the data is now a JavaScript object. If you want to see your data, look at the properties, e.g. alert(data.someProperty).