jQuery Forum

Hi,
is $.post() always returning string as response data?
$.post(url, { param1: value, param2: value }, function(data) {
alert(typeof data); --> string
}
Even if the data is JSON?
Do I have to use $.ajax() instead?
Thanks for your help.
Bohdan

Hi all,
before jQuery, I was used to check for existence of certain elements
like this:
if (!document.getElementById('myElem')) {
return false;
} else {
doSomething();
}
Is there some jQuery way of doing this, or should I use the old DOM
one?
Thanks!
Bohdan