jQuery getScript()Method

Example

Use an AJAX request to get and run JavaScript:

$("button").click(function(){ $.getScript("demo_ajax_script.js"); });

The getScript() method uses an AJAX HTTP GET request to fetch and execute JavaScript.

$(selector).getScript(url,success(response,status))

Parameter	Description
url	Required. Specifies the URL to which to send the request.
success(response,status)	Optional. Specifies the function to run when the request succeeds. Additional parameters: response- Contains the resulting data from the request status- Contains the status of the request ("success", "notmodified", "error", "timeout", "parsererror")

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