Javascript/Ajax

The JS engine includes many features related to AJAX. Some are specific to Elgg, and some extend jQuery's native AJAX features.

elgg.get()

Wrapper for jQuery's $.ajax(), but forces GET and does URL normalization. Accepts all standard jQuery options.

Example:

// normalizes the url to the current <site_url>/activity
elgg.get('/activity', {
		success: function(resultText, success, xhr) {
			console.log(resultText);
		}
});

elgg.post()

Wrapper for jQuery's $.ajax(), but forces POST and does URL normalization. Accepts all standard jQuery options.

elgg.action()

Calls an Elgg action with the data passed. This handles outputting of system messages and errors.

Example:

elgg.action('friend/add', {
	data: {
		friend: 1234
	},
	success: function(json) {
		// do something
	}
});