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JavaScript

Posted by Shaun Kelly
Shaun Kelly
35,560 Points

Ajax form submisson

How do i know if a form is being submitted via Ajax?

Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points

Not sure what you are asking - wouldn't you know if you submitted a form via AJAX since you coded it? Are you wondering about a server side program knowing how something is submitted? Also, just curious as to what you would use this information to accomplish?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points

If your own code is making the AJAX request, you could add a custom data field or custom header to let the server know where the request is coming from.

But if you're only programming the server side, you might provide separate URLs for serving AJAX requests vs. other requests. Still, if someone contacted the wrong URL for the method used, you may not be able to tell.