Function ajaxConvert

documentation/javascript/application.js:8824–8907

( s, response )

// Chain conversions given the request and the original response
function ajaxConvert( s, response ) {

	var conv, conv2, current, tmp,
		// Work with a copy of dataTypes in case we need to modify it for conversion
		dataTypes = s.dataTypes.slice(),
		prev = dataTypes[ 0 ],
		converters = {},
		i = 0;

	// Apply the dataFilter if provided
	if ( s.dataFilter ) {
		response = s.dataFilter( response, s.dataType );
	}

	// Create converters map with lowercased keys
	if ( dataTypes[ 1 ] ) {
		for ( conv in s.converters ) {
			converters[ conv.toLowerCase() ] = s.converters[ conv ];
		}
	}

	// Convert to each sequential dataType, tolerating list modification
	for ( ; (current = dataTypes[++i]); ) {

		// There's only work to do if current dataType is non-auto
		if ( current !== "*" ) {

			// Convert response if prev dataType is non-auto and differs from current
			if ( prev !== "*" && prev !== current ) {

				// Seek a direct converter
				conv = converters[ prev + " " + current ] || converters[ "* " + current ];

				// If none found, seek a pair
				if ( !conv ) {
					for ( conv2 in converters ) {

						// If conv2 outputs current
						tmp = conv2.split(" ");
						if ( tmp[ 1 ] === current ) {

							// If prev can be converted to accepted input
							conv = converters[ prev + " " + tmp[ 0 ] ] ||
								converters[ "* " + tmp[ 0 ] ];
							if ( conv ) {
								// Condense equivalence converters
								if ( conv === true ) {
									conv = converters[ conv2 ];

								// Otherwise, insert the intermediate dataType
								} else if ( converters[ conv2 ] !== true ) {
									current = tmp[ 0 ];
									dataTypes.splice( i--, 0, current );
								}

								break;
							}
						}