w3school http request code example

Example 1: xml http request

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();

Example 2: xmlhttprequest

XMLHttpRequest. XMLHttpRequest is a built-in browser object that allows to make HTTP requests in JavaScript. Despite of having the word “XML” in its name, it can operate on any data, not only in XML format. We can upload/download files, track progress and much more.