How can I get jQuery to perform a synchronous, rather than asynchronous, Ajax request?

Question

I have a JavaScript widget which provides standard extension points. One of them is the beforecreate function. It should return false to prevent an

Answer 1

Firstly we should understand when we use $.ajax and when we use $.get/$.post

When we require low level control over the ajax request such as request header settings, caching settings, synchronous settings etc.then we should go for $.ajax.

$.get/$.post: When we do not require low level control over the ajax request.Only simple get/post the data to the server.It is shorthand of

$.ajax({
  url: url,
  data: data,
  success: success,
  dataType: dataType
});

and hence we can not use other features(sync,cache etc.) with $.get/$.post.

Hence for low level control(sync,cache,etc.) over ajax request,we should go for $.ajax

 $.ajax({
     type: 'GET',
      url: url,
      data: data,
      success: success,
      dataType: dataType,
      async:false
    });