Question

I have written a ajax request using getJSON of jQuery like below

 $.getJSON('bDays.json', function (bDy) { // This file exists in same folder path
      alert(1); // It is not executed..                     
 });

Even if I change the code to get .txt file.. It is not working.. Kindly let me know what could be the issue with my code

Answer 1

Here are a couple things to try:

1. As pointed out by others, bDays.json must be accessible via an HTTP request. Try replacing 'bDays.json' in your getJSON call with its full URL.

2. Make sure bDays.json contains valid JSON (run it through a validator, such as this one, to be certain if it is not obvious). The file needs to be valid JSON, as stated in the documentation:

   As of jQuery 1.4, if the JSON file contains a syntax error, the request will usually fail silently.