Question

jQuery.get() is a shorthand for jQuery.ajax() with a get call. But when I set cache:false in the data of the .get() call, what is sent to the server is a parameter called cache with a value of false. While my intention is to send a timestamp with the data to the server to prevent caching which is what happens if I use cache: false in jQuery.ajax data. How do I accomplish this without rewriting my jQuery.get calls to jQuery.ajax calls or using

$.ajaxSetup({
    // Disable caching of AJAX responses
    cache: false
});

update: Thanks everyone for the answers. You are all correct. However, I was hoping that there was a way to let the get call know that you do not want to cache, or send that value to the underlying .ajax() so it would know what to do with it.

I a. looking for a fourth way other than the three ways that have been identified so far:

1. Doing it globally via ajaxSetup

2. Using a .ajax call instead of a .get call

3. Doing it manually by adding a new parameter holding a timestamp to your .get call.

I just thought that this capability should be built into the .get call.

Answer 1

To me, the correct way of doing it would be the ones listed. Either ajax or ajaxSetup. If you really want to use get and not use ajaxSetup then you could create your own parameter and give it the value of the the current date/time.

I would however question your motives in not using one of the other methods.