Intercepting a jQuery.ajax() call with confirm()

Question

I have an ajax call bound to a link via jQuery, and I want it intercepted by a confirm dialog. But the ajax call fires regardless of which option is selected (even if the us

Answer 1

$('.removeItem').click(function (event) {
    if (confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this?')) {
        $.ajax({
            url: 'myUrl',
            type: "POST",
            data: {
                // data stuff here
            },
            success: function () {
                // does some stuff here...
            }
        });
    }
});