Added async option (ticket #367)

[jquery.git] / src / ajax / ajax.js

diff --git a/src/ajax/ajax.js b/src/ajax/ajax.js
index 198685c..686aa55 100644 (file)
--- a/src/ajax/ajax.js
+++ b/src/ajax/ajax.js
@@ -632,6 +632,9 @@ jQuery.extend({
         * content-type "application/x-www-form-urlencoded". If you want to send DOMDocuments,
         * set this option to false.
         *
+        * (Boolean) async - By default, all requests are send asynchronous (set to true).
+        * If you need synchronous requests, set this option to false.
+        *
         * @example $.ajax({
         *   type: "GET",
         *   url: "test.js",
@@ -716,7 +719,8 @@ jQuery.extend({
                        url: null,
                        data: null,
                        contentType: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
-                       processData: true
+                       processData: true,
+                       async: true
                }, s);
 
                // if data available
@@ -740,7 +744,7 @@ jQuery.extend({
                var xml = new XMLHttpRequest();
 
                // Open the socket
-               xml.open(s.type, s.url, true);
+               xml.open(s.type, s.url, s.async);
 
                // Set the correct header, if data is being sent
                if ( s.data )