Jquery - How to make $.post() use contentType=application/json?
- by JK
I've noticed that when using $.post() in jquery that the default contentType is application/x-www-form-urlencoded - when my asp.net mvc code needs to have contentType=application/json
(See this question for why I must use application/json: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2792603/aspnet-mvc-why-is-modelstate-isvalid-false-the-x-field-is-required-when-that)
How can I make $.post() send contentType=application/json? I already have a large number of $.post() functions, so I don't want to change to $.ajax() because it would take too much time
If I try
$.post(url, data, function(), "json")
It still has contentType=application/x-www-form-urlencoded. So what exactly does the "json" param do if it does not change the contenttype to json?
If I try
$.ajaxSetup({
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8"
});
That works but affects every single $.get and $.post that I have and causes some to break.
So is there some way that I can change the behavior of $.post() to send contentType=application/json?
