| AJAX Method / Properties | Description |
|---|---|
| new XMLHttpRequest() | Creates a new XMLHttpRequest object |
| abort() | Cancels the current request |
| getAllResponseHeaders() | Returns header information |
| getResponseHeader() | Returns specific header information |
| open(method,url,async,user,psw) | Specifies the request method: the request type GET or POST url: the file location async: true (asynchronous) or false (synchronous) user: optional user name psw: optional password |
| send() | Sends the request to the server Used for GET requests |
| send(string) | Sends the request to the server. Used for POST requests |
| setRequestHeader() | Adds a label/value pair to the header to be sent |
| onreadystatechange | Defines a function to be called when the readyState property changes |
| readyState | Holds the status of the XMLHttpRequest. 0: request not initialized 1: server connection established 2: request received 3: processing request 4: request finished and response is ready |
| responseText | Returns the response data as a string |
| responseXML | Returns the response data as XML data |
| status | Returns the status-number of a request 200: "OK" 403: "Forbidden" 404: "Not Found" For a complete list go to the Http Messages Reference |
| statusText | Returns the status-text (e.g. "OK" or "Not Found") |