Return XMLHttpRequest from $.ajax() to allow aborting etc.

diff --git a/src/ajax/ajax.js b/src/ajax/ajax.js
index 686aa552453c8378eef6a5a77b23281467d7854e..80127339ec1da7e4dce52b25aae70d41f9ef71c9 100644 (file)
--- a/src/ajax/ajax.js
+++ b/src/ajax/ajax.js
@@ -586,6 +586,10 @@ jQuery.extend({
         * means of making AJAX requests using jQuery. $.ajax() takes one property,
         * an object of key/value pairs, that're are used to initalize the request.
         *
+        * $.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.
+        *
         * These are all the key/values that can be passed in to 'prop':
         *
         * (String) type - The type of request to make (e.g. "POST" or "GET").
@@ -701,7 +705,7 @@ jQuery.extend({
         * });
         *
         * @name $.ajax
-        * @type undefined
+        * @type XMLHttpRequest
         * @param Hash prop A set of properties to initialize the request with.
         * @cat AJAX
         */
@@ -836,6 +840,9 @@ jQuery.extend({
 
                // Send the data
                xml.send(s.data);
+               
+               // return XMLHttpRequest to allow aborting the request etc.
+               return xml;
        },
 
        // Counter for holding the number of active queries