Listing 6.21. Replacing $(foo).load() by $.ajax().

Chapter 6/06.js

@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 
   $('#letter-a a').click(function (event) {
     event.preventDefault();
-    $('#dictionary').hide().load('a.html', function () {
-      $(this).fadeIn();
+    $.ajax({
+      url: 'a.html',
+      success: function (data) {
+        $('#dictionary').html(data);
+      }
     });
   });