What data formats can AJAX transfer?

Question

I\'m new to AJAX, but as an overview I\'d like to know what formats you can upload and download. Is it limited to JSON or XML or can you even send binary types like MP3 or UTF-8

Answer 1

You can send anything you like, the problem may be how to handle it once you get it ;)

Standard HTML is probably the most common type of ajax content in use out there - you can choose character encoding too, although it's always best to stick with one type of encoding.