My knowledge of ajax and JSON is limited, but I know that using JSON.stringify in an ajax call can sometimes be useful. I have an ajax call below that works fine, while the one below it with the stringify method that does not work. I am wondering if I am using .stringify correctly, and if not, when should I use JSON.stringify in ajax, if ever. I am using MVS with a model, view, and controller.

This is how I usually do ajax calls, and how i build the url portion.

    function AddEquipment(id, name, type, description, email) {

        $.ajax({

            url: '@Url.Action(AddEquipment, Home)' + '/?id=' + id +

                &name= + name + &type= + type + &description= +

                description + &email= + email,

            type: GET,

            cache: false,

            datatype: JSON,

            success: function(result) {

                //do stuff

            }

        });

    }

Below I have tried using JSON.stringify instead of building the entire url manually, and it does not work.

    function AddEquipment(id, name, type, description, email) {

        $.ajax({

            url: '@Url.Action(AddEquipment, Home)',

            type: GET,

            cache: false,

            datatype: JSON,

            data: JSON.stringify({

                id: id,

                name: name,

                type: type,

                description: description,

                email: email

            }),

            success: function(result) {

                //do stuff

            }

        });

    }

the controller method this goes with accepts id as an int, while everything else is a string. I have used JSON.stringify before with mixed variables (ints, bools, strings) without an issue.

Any helpful information is greatly appreciated,

Thanks!