How do you set a json header in query. I need it to be a string on the server?:
... $.ajax({ url: '', headers: { "listkey":{"key1":"val1", "key2": "val2", "key3":"val3"} }, dataType: 'json', cache: false, success: function(data) { ... 
- 1Maybe check: stackoverflow.com/questions/9754767/…conceptdeluxe– conceptdeluxe2015-05-07 13:11:35 +00:00Commented May 7, 2015 at 13:11
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I believe it's a simple as adding:
contentType: "application/json" as an object property. See the contentType property in the docs.
Full Example:
... $.ajax({ url: '', contentType: 'application/json', headers: { "listkey":{"key1":"val1", "key2": "val2", "key3":"val3"} }, dataType: 'json', cache: false, success: function(data) { ... 
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you can use the contentType property to set the content-type header, i.e. what you are sending to the server.
And you can use the accept property to tell the server what you would like back.
$.ajax({ contentType: 'application/json', accept: 'application/json', url: '', headers: { "listkey":{"key1":"val1", "key2": "val2", "key3":"val3"} }, dataType: 'json', cache: false, success: function(data) { ... 
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This worked:
$.ajax({ contentType: 'application/json', accept: 'application/json', url: '', headers: { "listkey": '{"key1":"val1", "key2": "val2", "key3":"val3"}' }, dataType: 'json', cache: false, success: function(data) { ...