javascript-ajax Flashcards

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What is AJAX?

A

Ajax is a technique for loading data into part of a page without having to refresh the entire page.

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What does the AJAX acronym stand for?

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Asynchronous JavaScript And XML

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Which object is built into the browser for making HTTP requests in JavaScript?

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XMLHttpRequest.

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What event is fired by XMLHttpRequest objects when they are finished loading the data from the server?

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load event

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Bonus Question: An XMLHttpRequest object has an addEventListener() method just like DOM elements. How is it possible that they both share this functionality?

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Because they both support it and load content to the webpage.

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