problem with jQuery.ajax with GET & contentType for REST services
REST ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REST ) is a nice, clean and simple
way to make a (kind of) web service.
to read data, you have to use a GET method with a Content-Type to
choose in what format you want your data.
but jquery.ajax (ignore|don't send) the content-Type parameter with
the GET method (with REST, you can't and you must not use a POST
method to read data, as it was initially defined in the HTTP protocol
(POST is used to write data)).
here is the patch I suggest to make jquery REST/GET "compatible" :
line #2704 of jquery-1.2.6.js
- if ( s.data )
+ if ( s.data || s.contentType!=ajaxSettings.contentType )
that's means, if the user precises a content type, it's used, even for
the GET method (s.data is erased with a get after have been concatened
to the url).
is there a more "elegant" way to do it?