XMLHttpRequest
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What is XMLHttpRequest?
XMLHttpRequest (XHR) is a built-in browser object that can be used to interact with server. XHR allows you to update data without having to reload a web page. Despite the word XML in its name, XHR not only used to retrieve data with XML format, we can use it with any type of data, like JSON, file(s), and much more.
Free resources to learn XMLHttpRequest
- ArticleUsing XMLHttpRequest
- ArticleNetwork request - XMLHttpRequest
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XMLHttpRequest: common questions
Can I learn XMLHttpRequest in Hindi?
This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain XMLHttpRequest in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.
Is this XMLHttpRequest tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 116 of 124 in the free JavaScript roadmap, in stage 18, Working with APIs. If you are new to JavaScript, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.