AJAX - Server Response

Server Response

To obtain the response from the server, use the responseText or responseXML property of the XMLHttpRequest object.

responseText Property

If the response from the server is not XML, use the responseText property.

The responseText property returns the response as a string, so you can use it like this:

Example

responseXML Property

If the response from the server is XML and needs to be parsed as an XML object, use the responseXML property:

Example

Request the cd_catalog.xml file and parse the response:

xmlDoc = xmlhttp.responseXML;
txt = "";
x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("ARTIST");
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
    txt = txt + x[i].childNodes[0].nodeValue + "<br>";
}
document.getElementById("myDiv").innerHTML = txt;