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jQuery ajaxStart() Method

The ajaxStart() method is used to specify a function to be run when an AJAX request starts.

Syntax:



$(document).ajaxStart(function())

Parameter:: It takes only one parameter.

The demo.txt file is stored on the server and it will load after clicking the change content button.



The content of demo.txt are:

This is GFG.

Example 1: This example changes the content of < p > element, by taking the data from server. When the request starts the page says AJAX request started.




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <script src=
    </script>
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $(document).ajaxStart(function () {
                alert("AJAX request started");
            });
            $("button").click(function () {
                $("#paragraph").load(
                    "demo.txt");
            });
        });
    </script>
    <style>
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <div id="div_content">
        <h1 style="color: green;">
            GeeksforGeeks</h1>
        <p id="paragraph" style="font-size: 20px;">
            A computer science portal for geeks
        </p>
    </div>
    <button>
        Change Content
    </button>
</body>
 
</html>

Output:

Example-2:This example changes the content of < h1 > element, by taking the data from the server. When the request starts the page says AJAX request started.




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <script src=
    </script>
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $(document).ajaxStart(function () {
                alert("AJAX request started");
            });
            $("button").click(function () {
                $("#paragraph").load(
                    "demo.txt");
            });
        });
    </script>
    <style>
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <div id="div_content">
        <h1 style="color: green;">
            GeeksforGeeks
        </h1>
        <p id="paragraph" style="font-size: 20px;">
            A computer science
            portal for geeks
        </p>
    </div>
    <button>Change Content
    </button>
</body>
 
</html>

Output:


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