title: Using jQuery To Call A Controller Action
body: <p>I have a nice page that does everything I need.  However one of the elements (a partial page) takes a few seconds longer then I'd like to load.  So what I'd like to do is to show the page without this partial first but show a "loading" gif in its place.  Then in my jquery...</p>
  
  <pre><code>$(document).ready(function() {
  
     // Call controller/action (i.e. Client/GetStuff)
  
  });
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'd like to call my controller action that returns a PartialView and updates my div contents.  It basically calls the partial load asynchronously on load.  I could do this just fine with an ActionLink until it get's to the point where I'd like to do it onload.  If I use jQuery for the onloand type call, can I even return a PartialView?</p>