Jquery $ .ajaxSetup ({cache: false}); doesn't seem to work in IE8?

Question

I am using $.ajaxSetup({ cache: false }); but it doesn't seem to work in IE8? I am making several AJAX calls on the page. If I leave the page and return, it seems that my Ajax calls are still cached, although I set this to false. I know this because I do not see certain updated information that is present in the database but does not go through an Ajax call. If I close the entire IE window and then return to the page, will I see the updated information?

At this point, I think I can just add a random number to the request (s), although this does not mean that some kind of cache: false should do anyway?

Answer 1

According to http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.ajaxSetup/ its use is not recommended. Use $ .ajax ({cache: false}) instead.