Class AjaxRequest

Object
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aborted

boolean aborted

An internal flag to indicate whether the request has been aborted

async

boolean async

Whether or not the request will be asynchronous. In general, synchronous requests should not be used so this should rarely be changed from true

generateUniqueUrl

boolean generateUniqueUrl

Since some browsers cache GET requests via XMLHttpRequest, an additional parameter called AjaxRequestUniqueId will be added to the request URI with a unique numeric value appended so that the requested URL will not be cached.

groupName

string groupName

The name of the group that this request belongs to, for activity monitoring purposes

method

string method

The method of the request, either GET (default), POST, or HEAD

onComplete

functionReference onComplete

A function reference assigned will be called when readyState=4

onError

functionReference onError

A function reference assigned will be called after onComplete, if the statusCode != 200

onGroupBegin

functionReference onGroupBegin

If this request has a group name, this function reference will be called and passed the group name if this is the first request in the group to become active

onGroupEnd

functionReference onGroupEnd

If this request has a group name, and this request is the last request in the group to complete, this function reference will be called

onInteractive

functionReference onInteractive

A function reference assigned will be called when readyState=3

onLoaded

functionReference onLoaded

A function reference assigned will be called when readyState=2

onLoading

functionReference onLoading

A function reference assigned will be called when readyState=1

onSuccess

functionReference onSuccess

A function reference assigned will be called after onComplete, if the statusCode=200

onTimeout

functionReference onTimeout

If a timeout period is set, and it is reached before a response is received, a function reference assigned to onTimeout will be called

parameters

Object parameters

The parameters is an object holding name/value pairs which will be added to the url for a GET request or the request content for a POST request

password

string password

The password used to access the URL

queryString

string queryString

The query string to be added to the end of a GET request, in proper URIEncoded format

requestIndex

<private> int requestIndex

The sequential index number of this request, updated internally

responseReceived

<private> boolean responseReceived

Indicates whether a response has been received yet from the server

responseText

string responseText

After a response has been received, this will hold the text contents of the response - even in case of error

responseXML

xmlNode responseXML

After a response has been received, this will hold the XML content

status

int status

After a response has been received, this will hold the status code of the response as returned by the server.

statusText

string statusText

After a response has been received, this will hold the text description of the response code

timeout

int timeout

Timeout period (in ms) until an async request will be aborted, and the onTimeout function will be called

url

string url

The url that the request will be made to, which defaults to the current url of the window

username

string username

The username used to access the URL

xmlHttpRequest

<private> XMLHttpRequest xmlHttpRequest

The XMLHttpRequest object used internally

numActiveAjaxGroupRequests

<static> Object numActiveAjaxGroupRequests

An object holding the number of active requests for each group

numActiveAjaxRequests

<static> int numActiveAjaxRequests

The number of total AjaxRequest objects currently active and running

numAjaxRequests

<static> int numAjaxRequests

The total number of AjaxRequest objects instantiated

AjaxRequest

AjaxRequest()

The AjaxRequest class is a wrapper for the XMLHttpRequest objects which are available in most modern browsers. It simplifies the interfaces for making Ajax requests, adds commonly-used convenience methods, and makes the process of handling state changes more intuitive. An object may be instantiated and used, or the Class methods may be used which internally create an AjaxRequest object.

getAllResponseHeaders

Object getAllResponseHeaders()

Returns the results of XMLHttpRequest.getAllResponseHeaders(). Only available after a response has been returned

getResponseHeader

string getResponseHeader(<string> headerName)

Returns the the value of a response header as returned by XMLHttpRequest,getResponseHeader(). Only available after a response has been returned

Parameters:
headerName - The name of the header whose value you want to retrieve

Returns:
Header value

handleArguments

 <private> void handleArguments(<Object> args)

An internal function to handle an Object argument, which may contain either AjaxRequest field values or parameter name/values

Parameters:
args - The Object to handle

process

void process()

The process method is called to actually make the request. It builds the querystring for GET requests (the content for POST requests), sets the appropriate headers if necessary, and calls the XMLHttpRequest.send() method

doRequest

<static>  <private> void doRequest(method,args)

The internal method used by the .get() and .post() methods

get

<static> void get(<Object> args)

Make a GET request. Pass an object containing parameters and arguments as the second argument. These areguments may be either AjaxRequest properties to set on the request object or name/values to set in the request querystring.

Parameters:
args - Arguments

getXmlHttpRequest

<static> Object getXmlHttpRequest()

Returns an XMLHttpRequest object, either as a core object or an ActiveX implementation. If an object cannot be instantiated, it will return null;

Returns:
An XMLHttpRequest object

isActive

<static> boolean isActive()

See if any request is active in the background

Returns:
true if there is at least one request currently active, else false

post

<static> void post(<Object> args)

Make a POST request. Pass an object containing parameters and arguments as the second argument. These areguments may be either AjaxRequest properties to set on the request object or name/values to set in the request querystring.

Parameters:
args - Arguments

serializeForm

<static> string serializeForm(<FormReference> theform)

Serialize a form into a format which can be sent as a GET string or a POST content.It correctly ignores disabled fields, maintains order of the fields as in the elements[] array. The 'file' input type is not supported, as its content is not available to javascript. This method is used internally by the submit class method.

Parameters:
theform - A reference to the form on the page to serialize, ex: document.forms[0]

Returns:
A sequence of URIEncoded name/value pairs

submit

<static> boolean submit(<FormReference> theform, <Object> args)

Submit a form. The requested URL will be the form's ACTION, and the request method will be the form's METHOD. Returns true if the submittal was handled successfully, else false so it can easily be used with an onSubmit event for a form, and fallback to submitting the form normally.

Parameters:
theform - A reference to the form on the page to submit, ex: document.forms[0]
args - Arguments

Returns:
True if the submit succeeded, else false