AJAX Example via jQuery
<script type="text/javascript">
$("document").ready(function() {
getData();
});
function getData() {
$.ajax({
// the URL for the request
url: "testdata.txt",
// whether this is a POST or GET request
type: "GET",
// the type of data we expect back
dataType : "text"
})
.done(successFn)
.fail(errorFn)
.always(function (data, textStatus, jqXHR ) {
console.log("The request is complete!");
});
}
function successFn(data, status, jqXHR) {
console.log("Setting result");
$("#content").append(data);
}
function errorFn(xhr, status, strErr) {
console.log("There was an error!");
}
</script>