Error while displaying $ .post using $ .ajaxError

I would like to catch the ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE error when I do $. post .

My jquery code $ .post:

        $.post( "parseRequest", { request: "myFile.xml" }, function( data ) {
            //do something with json data
        }, "json");

      

        
        
        
      

    

Sometimes, if the file does not exist, for example, the server sends an empty response. I will get this on the client side:

POST http://localhost:8081/parseRequest net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE 

      

        
        
        
      

    

Is there a way to catch this?

I tried using .ajaxError () but I am not using it correctly ... this is what I tried:

        $.post( "parseRequest", { request: "myFile.xml" }, function( data ) {
            //do something with json data
        }, "json").ajaxError(function() {
            console.log( "** Triggered ajaxError handler." );
        });

      

        
        
        
      

    

But I am getting 'function undefined' error when I try to do this.

I am using jquery 1.11.1

Relevant pages:

• $. post: http://api.jquery.com/jquery.post/
• $. ajaxError: http://api.jquery.com/ajaxError/

Any help? Thank!