JQuery没有预料到返回值

Question

I'm currently trying to use the return value of a PHP script to do a refresh action with jQuery. My PHP script is doing what it should do, return the value "reload" when a certain requirement is met; jQuery then however displays "reload" briefly and doesn't act on the refresh action that I've required it to do.

$.ajax({ 
    url: '/bidstatus.php',
    data: { 
        sale_id: '<?php echo $sale['Product']['id']; ?>',
        token: '<?php echo md5(session_id().$session->read('Auth.User.id')); ?>' 
    },
    dataType: 'json',
    type: 'get',
    success: function(output) {
        if (output == "reload") {
            location.reload();
        }
    }
});

The PHP that returns the value, when a requirement has been met, looks like this:

echo json_encode("reload"); 

Also, to make it even more confusing, it sometimes does what it has to do, but it's not consistent at all.

So, am I missing something?

Answer 1

Since I saw this was still open and I managed to fix it myself, I'll post the code so it can/may help others with similar problems.

This was the code that fixed it.

$(document).ready(function() {
$.ajaxSetup({ cache: false });
setInterval(function() 
{

$.post('/bidstatus.php', 
    { 
        auction_id: '<?php echo $sale['Product']['id']; ?>',
        token: '<?php echo md5(session_id().$session->read('Auth.User.id')); ?>' 
    },

    function(data) 
    {
       if(data == "reload"){

        location.reload();
       }
       else{
        $('#shop-balance').html(data);
       } 

    }
    );

}, 1000); 
});