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XML HttpRequest


All modern browsers have a built-in XMLHttpRequest object to request data from a server.


The XMLHttpRequest Object

The XMLHttpRequest object can be used to request data from a web server.

The XMLHttpRequest object is a developers dream, because you can:

  • Update a web page without reloading the page
  • Request data from a server - after the page has loaded
  • Receive data from a server  - after the page has loaded
  • Send data to a server - in the background

XMLHttpRequest Example

When you type a character in the input field below, an XMLHttpRequest is sent to the server, and some name suggestions are returned (from the server):

Example

Start typing a name in the input field below:

Name:   Suggestions:

The example above is explained in the AJAX chapters of this tutorial.


Sending an XMLHttpRequest

A common JavaScript syntax for using the XMLHttpRequest object looks much like this:

Example

var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
       // Typical action to be performed when the document is ready:
       document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = xhttp.responseText;
    }
};
xhttp.open("GET", "filename", true);
xhttp.send();
Try it Yourself »


Example Explained

The first line in the example above creates an XMLHttpRequest object:

var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();

The onreadystatechange property specifies a function to be executed every time the status of the XMLHttpRequest object changes:

xhttp.onreadystatechange = function()

When readyState property is 4 and the status property is 200, the response is ready:

if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200)

The responseText property returns the server response as a text string.

The text string can be used to update a web page:

document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = xhttp.responseText;

You will learn a lot more about the XMLHttpRequest object in the AJAX chapters of this tutorial.


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