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Common Properties and Methods
Tables 1 and 2 provide an overview of the properties and methods supported by Windows Internet Explorer 5, Mozilla, Netscape 7, Safari 1.2, and Opera.
Table 1 Properties
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Property |
Description |
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onreadystatechange |
Event handler that fires when the state of the request object changes. |
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readyState |
Returns values that indicate the current state of the object. |
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responseText |
String version of the response from the server. |
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responseXML |
DOM-compatible document object of the response from the server. |
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status |
Status code of the response from the server. |
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statusText |
Status message returned as a string. |
Table 2 Methods
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Method |
Description |
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Abort() |
Cancels the current HTTP request. |
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getAllResponseHeaders() |
Retrieves the values of all the HTTP headers. |
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getResponseHeader("headerLabel") |
Retrieves the value of an HTTP header from the response body. |
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open("method", "URL"[, asyncFlag[, "userName"[, "password"]]]) |
Initializes an MSXML2.XMLHTTP request, specifying the method, URL, and authentication information for the request. |
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send(content) |
Sends an HTTP request to the server and receives a response. |
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setRequestHeader("label", "value") |
Specifies the name of an HTTP header. |
