jQuery global variable problem

Question

var id = $(this).children().html();  // id is 5
$.ajax({
   url: \'ajax.php?id=\' + id,
   success: function(data) {
      id = data;   // id is 1
   }
});
if(id == 1){          


        

Answer 1

Hey a better solution is using the async: false property, something like this:

var id = $(this).children().html();  // id is 5
$.ajax({
   url: 'ajax.php?id=' + id,
   async: false,
   success: function(data) {
      id = data;   // id is 1
   }
});
if(id == 1){    // id is again 5
   ...
}

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