Backported wiki changes from http://docs.jquery.com/API/1.1.1/Ajax

diff --git a/src/ajax/ajax.js b/src/ajax/ajax.js
index 814a6b85e423f1477c550501a3dcfbc3d05fc3fc..e97fa07d3d411eb3fee3afc24610facf5950deb2 100644 (file)
--- a/src/ajax/ajax.js
+++ b/src/ajax/ajax.js
@@ -94,13 +94,14 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
         * This will serialize all given elements.
         *
         * A serialization similar to the form submit of a browser is
-        * provided by the form plugin. It also takes multiple-selects 
+        * provided by the [http://www.malsup.com/jquery/form/ Form Plugin].
+        * It also takes multiple-selects 
         * into account, while this method recognizes only a single option.
         *
         * @example $("input[@type=text]").serialize();
         * @before <input type='text' name='name' value='John'/>
         * <input type='text' name='location' value='Boston'/>
-        * @after name=John&location=Boston
+        * @after name=John&amp;location=Boston
         * @desc Serialize a selection of input elements to a string
         *
         * @name serialize
@@ -249,6 +250,13 @@ jQuery.extend({
        /**
         * Load a remote page using an HTTP GET request.
         *
+        * This is an easy way to send a simple GET request to a server
+        * without having to use the more complex $.ajax function. It
+        * allows a single callback function to be specified that will
+        * be executed when the request is complete (and only if the response
+        * has a successful response code). If you need to have both error
+        * and success callbacks, you may want to use $.ajax.
+        *
         * @example $.get("test.cgi");
         *
         * @example $.get("test.cgi", { name: "John", time: "2pm" } );
@@ -268,7 +276,7 @@ jQuery.extend({
         * @type XMLHttpRequest
         * @param String url The URL of the page to load.
         * @param Map params (optional) Key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
-        * @param Function callback (optional) A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
+        * @param Function callback (optional) A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded successfully.
         * @cat Ajax
         */
        get: function( url, data, callback, type, ifModified ) {
@@ -310,7 +318,7 @@ jQuery.extend({
         * @type XMLHttpRequest
         * @param String url The URL of the page to load.
         * @param Map params (optional) Key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
-        * @param Function callback (optional) A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
+        * @param Function callback (optional) A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded successfully.
         * @cat Ajax
         */
        getIfModified: function( url, data, callback, type ) {
@@ -320,7 +328,7 @@ jQuery.extend({
        /**
         * Loads, and executes, a remote JavaScript file using an HTTP GET request.
         *
-        * Warning: Safari <= 2.0.x is unable to evalulate scripts in a global
+        * Warning: Safari <= 2.0.x is unable to evaluate scripts in a global
         * context synchronously. If you load functions via getScript, make sure
         * to call them after a delay.
         *
@@ -333,7 +341,7 @@ jQuery.extend({
         * @name $.getScript
         * @type XMLHttpRequest
         * @param String url The URL of the page to load.
-        * @param Function callback (optional) A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
+        * @param Function callback (optional) A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded successfully.
         * @cat Ajax
         */
        getScript: function( url, callback ) {
@@ -358,7 +366,7 @@ jQuery.extend({
         * @type XMLHttpRequest
         * @param String url The URL of the page to load.
         * @param Map params (optional) Key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
-        * @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
+        * @param Function callback A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded successfully.
         * @cat Ajax
         */
        getJSON: function( url, data, callback ) {
@@ -387,7 +395,7 @@ jQuery.extend({
         * @type XMLHttpRequest
         * @param String url The URL of the page to load.
         * @param Map params (optional) Key/value pairs that will be sent to the server.
-        * @param Function callback (optional) A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded.
+        * @param Function callback (optional) A function to be executed whenever the data is loaded successfully.
         * @cat Ajax
         */
        post: function( url, data, callback, type ) {
@@ -473,15 +481,17 @@ jQuery.extend({
         * Load a remote page using an HTTP request.
         *
         * This is jQuery's low-level AJAX implementation. See $.get, $.post etc. for
-        * higher-level abstractions.
+        * higher-level abstractions that are often easier to understand and use,
+        * but don't offer as much functionality (such as error callbacks).
         *
         * $.ajax() returns the XMLHttpRequest that it creates. In most cases you won't
         * need that object to manipulate directly, but it is available if you need to
         * abort the request manually.
         *
-        * Note: Make sure the server sends the right mimetype (eg. xml as
-        * "text/xml"). Sending the wrong mimetype will get you into serious
-        * trouble that jQuery can't solve.
+        * '''Note:''' If you specify the dataType option described below, make sure
+        * the server sends the correct MIME type in the response (eg. xml as "text/xml").
+        * Sending the wrong MIME type can lead to unexpected problems in your script.
+        * See [[Specifying the Data Type for AJAX Requests]] for more information.
         *
         * Supported datatypes are (see dataType option):
         *
@@ -570,8 +580,8 @@ jQuery.extend({
         *  async: false
         * }).responseText;
         * @desc Loads data synchronously. Blocks the browser while the requests is active.
-        * It is better to block user interaction with others means when synchronization is
-        * necessary, instead to block the complete browser.
+        * It is better to block user interaction by other means when synchronization is
+        * necessary.
         *
         * @example var xmlDocument = [create xml document];
         * $.ajax({