The Python function is_ajax(request)
is designed to check if a request is an AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) request. AJAX is a technique used in web development to send and retrieve data asynchronously from a web server without requiring a full page reload.
In the function, it checks whether the request's 'HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH' header is set to 'XMLHttpRequest', which is a common header sent by JavaScript libraries and frameworks (such as jQuery) when making AJAX requests. If the header is set to 'XMLHttpRequest', the function will return True
, indicating that the request is an AJAX request. Otherwise, it will return False
.
def is_ajax(request):
return request.META.get('HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH') == 'XMLHttpRequest'