Is $.get of jquery asynchronous?

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I was wondering whether I should use asynchronous calls on my website or not. I know to specify this explicitly I need to use ``` $.ajax ``` however initially I tried using `$.get` and although the server had to return lots of information, my browser didn't stuck and I could navigate without any problems. I searched a little bit online about it, however I'm still not 100% certain about the difference between the two. If `$.get` is asynchronous then what's the point of `$.ajax`? And if it's not, then again seeing how I had no navigation problems with `$.get`, what's the point of using `$.ajax`? thanks in advance

Accepted Answer

Yes, `$.get` is asynchronous. From the documentation:

This is a shorthand Ajax function, which is equivalent to:

```
$.ajax({
  url: url,
  data: data,
  success: success,
  dataType: dataType
});
```

...and as that doesn't have the `async` option, `async` defaults to `true`. (Note that `async` will be going away entirely in a future version of jQuery; it will always be true.)

If `$.get` is asynchronous then what's the point of `$.ajax`?

`$.ajax` gives you control over lot more options. `$.get` is just a shortcut.

Is $.get of jquery asynchronous?

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