Appendix A. XMLHttpRequest Reference

This Appendix assembles all methods and properties that the XMLHttpRequest object exposes. Square brackets [] denote an array; parentheses () indicate a method.

To create an XMLHttpRequest object for Internet Explorer, you must use ActiveX:

 XMLHTTP = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); 

With other browsers, the XMLHttpRequest object is a built-in type and can be instantiated directly, as in the following snippet:

 XMLHTTP = new XMLHttpRequest(); 

Once the XMLHttpRequest object is instantiated, the following cross-browser methods and properties are supported:.