Asynchronous calls with XMLHttpRequest
AJAX enables HTTP requests to be made not only during the load time of a web page but also anytime after a page initially loads. This allows adding dynamic behavior to a webpage. This is essential for giving a good user experience without reloading the webpage for transferring data to and from the web server.
The XMLHttpRequest (XHR) web API provides the ability to make the actual asynchronous request and uses AJAX to handle the data from the request.
The given code block is a basic example of how an HTTP GET request is made to the specified URL.
const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open('GET', 'mysite.com/api/getjson');
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