Set Jquery autocomplete Http method to post

Question

Hello, Is there a way to Set Jquery's autocomplete Http submission method to POST instead of GET?

Answer 1

Unfortunately, there is no option to the autocompleter that will allow you to set that. There is, however, a single place in the plugin code where the $.ajax function is called. There is no type option specified, which means that it will default to a GET request. You could modify the $.ajax call (which starts on line 361 of the latest version) to include a type option and set its value to "post":

$.ajax({ //line 361
    type: "post",
    ...

Answer 2

You can use the

$.ajaxSetup( { type: "POST" } );

before the call to autocomplete, and it will override the ajax call on the page.