Set the Content-Type of an AJAX request

[mgibson@…]

I'd like to suggest an additional option for $.ajax() to allow an alternative Content-Type, eg: application/json

I'd like to send raw JSON data to a PHP script, but PHP requires that a Content-Type other than the usual 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' is set before it allows you to access the raw request data (via $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA).

This will also allow the correct submission of XML, and other formats.

I've attached a patch against ajax.js

Cheers

• Mark Gibson

Index: ajax.js =================================================================== --- ajax.js (revision 512) +++ ajax.js (working copy) @@ -686,6 +686,7 @@

var success = type.success; var error = type.error; var dataType = type.dataType;

+ var contentType = type.contentType "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";

var global = typeof type.global == "boolean" ? type.global : true; var timeout = typeof type.timeout == "number" ? type.timeout : jQuery.timeout;

ifModified = type.ifModified

false;

@@ -708,7 +709,7 @@

Set the correct header, if data is being sent if ( data )

• xml.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

+ xml.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", contentType);

Set the If-Modified-Since header, if ifModified mode. if ( ifModified )

[mgibson@…]

Oops, accidentally submitted this twice.