Can an Ajax call end before loading the DOM?

Question

I collect data through a jQuery Ajax call and output it to the page. I need to wait for the DOM to load and the Ajax call to complete before I can use the data to display it on the page. Can an Ajax call ever end before loading the DOM? I'm just trying to determine where I need to put my method, which will control the DOM and use the data that I return.

Answer 1

I would wait for the DOM to load before calling AJAX. Although it is unlikely that DOM READY will take longer than calling AJAX, this is just good practice.

Answer 2

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<script>
    $("#loadFile").load('filename');
</script>

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