Can you use  callback=MyMethod  JSON call parameter?

Example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=namespaces&format=jsonfm&callback=MyFunction


On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 2:39 PM, Manos Batsis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> Since using the server proxy pattern is a no-go for me, the only easy
> way (due to security constraints enforced by browsers) to obtain the
> JSON string is through an (X)HTML script tag. When the tag loads the
> JSON string, the browser evaluates it immediately and throws an "invalid
> label" error.
>
> This can be fixed if the JSON string is wrapped in parenthesis [1],
> something i am unable to do since the script is evaluated by the browser
> before i get access to it. So, I was wondering if you guys got any
> workarounds, or whether a parameter can be added to the API. Maybe
> format=jsonwrapped?
>
> [1]
>
> http://www.bennadel.com/blog/99-JSON-Minor-But-VERY-Important-Detail-Creating-Syntax-Error-Invalid-Label.htm
>
> Manos
>
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