jquery ajax request cached

Question

when i request something via ajax if the input is the search the content seems to be cached? do i add a random number at the end of my query?

/search?input=test

to

/search?input=test&random=283928392

i think this would solve my problem. right? how do i write this in javascript

Answer 1

At the beginning of your script (before any AJAX) put:

$.ajaxSetup({
  cache: false
});

That will solve your problem because it will automatically add the random number for every jQuery request. If you don't use jQuery for your AJAX this won't work.

Answer 2

While this [edit: Ramblingwood's Solution] solves your immediate problem, the answer to your question of how to get the number there is to use javascript's Math.random();

Mozilla Reference (JavaScript 1.5)

MSDN Reference (JScript 8.0)

Should be identical, but including both for completeness