Bennefits AJAX request

All,

What are the bennefits of a AJAX post request VS a post request through a normal controller ("old way").
And when use a AJAX post request en when the "normal controller" way.

André

It will update the html page without a redirect.

What did you Try? What did you Get? What did you Expect?

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