In this tutorial you will learn about the AJAX Browser Support and its application with practical example.
All the modern browsers have built-in support for AJAX, it means they supports the creation of javascript XMLHttpRequest object. The XMLHttpRequest enables the web page to communicate with the server and to make the data exchange possible.
There are three browser specific methods available to create the XMLHttpRequest object or to check the browser’s AJAX support –
XMLHttpRequest object in IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
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httpRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();// code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari |
Old versions of Internet Explorer (IE5 and IE6) uses an ActiveX Object
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httpRequest = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP"); httpRequest = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); |
