<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
var http_request = false;
function makeRequest(url) {
http_request = false;
if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
}
} else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE
try {
http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
} catch (e) {
try {
http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
} catch (e) {}
}
}
if (!http_request) {
alert('Giving up :( Cannot create an XMLHTTP instance');
return false;
}
http_request.onreadystatechange = alertContents;
http_request.open('GET', url, true);
http_request.send(null);
}
function alertContents() {
if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
if (http_request.status == 200) {
alert(http_request.responseText);
} else {
alert('There was a problem with the request.');
}
}
}
</script>
<span
style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline"
onclick="makeRequest('test.html')">
Make a request
</span>