using jquery for http call code example

Example 1: jquery ajax get

$.ajax({
    	url: "www.site.com/page",
    	success: function(data){ 
    	    $('#data').text(data);
    	},
    	error: function(){
    		alert("There was an error.");
    	}
    });

Example 2: jquery ajax post

$.ajax({
  type: "POST",
  url: url,
  data: data,
  success: success,
  dataType: dataType
});