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callbackMethod for JSON data?

1. • dave
   • Topic created 16 years ago

   I'm trying to use json data from the search api with Javascript, loading it by a <script> tag as follows:
   
   var url = "http://api.amp.active.com/search?callbackMethod=dataFunction&k=cycling&l=52241&r=100&v=json&api_key={api-key}";
   var scriptBlock = document.createElement('script');
   scriptBlock.src = url;
   scriptBlock.type = 'text/javascript';
   document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptBlock);
   
   From my understanding, writing the url in this way is supposed to generate the returned search json object inside a call to dataFunction, e.g.:
   
   dataFunction(jsonSearchResultObject)
   
   But your API only returns the jsonSearchResultObject, with no callback. Is there any way to get the desired functionality from your API?
   
   Thanks.
   Dave

   Message edited by dave 16 years ago

2. active Admin – 16 years ago

   try using "cb=dataFunction" instead of "callbackMethod=dataFunction". Let me know how you go.

3. dave – 16 years ago

   Perfect - thanks!
   
   Dave