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JavaScript AJAX Basics (retiring) AJAX Concepts A Simple AJAX Example

Aaron Selonke
Aaron Selonke
10,323 Points
Posted by Aaron Selonke
Aaron Selonke
10,323 Points

The #ajax element is not being updated with the new HTML

Followed line by line from the video

Here is the JavaScript

<script> //For each Ajax request, should create new XMLHttpRequest Object
    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
    xhr.onreadystatechange = function(){
      if(xhr.readtstate === 4){
       document.getElementById("ajax").innerHTML = xhr.responseText;
      }
    };
    xhr.open('GET', 'sidebar.html');
    xhr.send();

  </script>

Here is a screenshot on the DEVtools console, looks like the GET request was processed http://uploadpie.com/Fhncb

Here is the page rendered without the updated #ajax html element http://uploadpie.com/4YzEv

Not sure how it went wrong...

3 Answers

Jeremiah Bushau
Jeremiah Bushau
24,061 Points

hi, only thing i see is that readystate should be readyState

if (xhr.readyState === 4)
Donnie Reese
Donnie Reese
17,211 Points
Donnie Reese
Donnie Reese
17,211 Points

I found the error. you had a type in your if statement.

if(xhr.readtstate === 4){

should be:

if(xhr.readyState === 4){

I tried this in a workspace and it does work.

I deleted my comment from earlier. I hope this helps.

Don Macarthur
Don Macarthur
28,430 Points

I've got this problem too. When I open the JavaScript console in Chrome and log XMHHTTPRequests it is showing up as "finished loading" so I'm not sure where I am going wrong.

Here's a snapshot of my workspace:-

https://w.trhou.se/7qoff3cu6v

Thanks for any help Don :-)