Mootools 1.2 syntax question

Hello,

I was writing a script to submit a form via Ajax using Mootools 1.2. Had problems with the first version of script, until I found how to make it work. But I don't understand why the first version doesn't work and the second one works, they look like they do the same thing. Can someone shed the light on this?

In the following scripts, $('task') is the id of the form itself.

Here is the first version of the script, which doesn't send the form to the server, so it just doesn't work:



And here is the second version, which looks very similar, but does work perfectly:



What is the difference between these two scripts?

I use Mozilla latest version on Ubuntu.

Thank you very much!

in MooTools 1.2, you need to change the options using the set() method. you don't modify the options by the time you send() anymore. it is also good practice, if you think about it, that, before sending the ajax request, you've already initialized its options and your only task is to send it alone or with the data required. by the way, take heed on using alert() while dealing with ajax. its modal nature might mess up sync matters. better to use console.log of firebug and inspector instead.

Thank you very much - that completely clarified things for me!