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HttpClient.prototype = {
// type GET,POST passed to open
requestType:'GET',
// when set to true, async calls are made
isAsync:true,
// where an XMLHttpRequest instance is stored
xmlhttp:false,
// what is called when a successful async call is made
callback:false,
// what is called when send is called on XMLHttpRequest
// set your own function to onSend to have a custom loading
// effect
onSend:function()
{
//document.getElementById('HttpClientStatus').style.display = 'block';
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// what is called when readyState 4 is reached, this is
// called before your callback
onload:function()
{
//document.getElementById('HttpClientStatus').style.display = 'none';
},
// what is called when an http error happens
onError:function(error)
{
alert(error);
},
// method to initialize an xmlhttpclient
init:function()
{
try
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// method to make a page request
// @param string url The page to make the request to
// @param string payload What you're sending if this is a POST
// request
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if (!this.xmlhttp)
{
this.init();
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this.xmlhttp.open(this.requestType,url,this.isAsync);
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self._readyStateChangeCallback();
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if (this.requestType == "POST")
{
this.xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
this.xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-length", payload.length);
this.xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");
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this.xmlhttp.send(payload);
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{
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}
var client = new HttpClient();// create an instance of the object
client.isAsync = true;//
var company_email = null;// declare the global
var http_status = null;
function get_email_list()
{
client.requestType = "GET";
// function to handle completed calls
client.callback = function(XMLresult)
{
if (XMLresult.getElementsByTagName("status"))// did XML page create a 'status' element?
{
http_status = XMLresult.getElementsByTagName("status")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
}else{// if no 'status' element was returned, set global http_status to FAILED NO STATUS
http_status = "FAILED NO STATUS";
alert(http_status);
return;
}
if (http_status == "SUCCESS") {// if we got a SUCCESS in 'status' element, put row data in global variable
// use of split("^") gives us an array of "name,email" pairs.
company_email = XMLresult.getElementsByTagName("email")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue.split("^");
// call the function only after a successfull request is made
build_contact_list();
}
else
{
alert(http_status);
}
}
client.makeRequest('test.ajax.php?sid='+Math.random(),null);
return;
}
function build_contact_list()// called from the request handler only on good responses
{
var cm = document.getElementById("contact_menu"); // get the select element
// remove all options from this select element
while ( cm.options.length )
{
cm.remove(cm.options[0]);
}
for ( var i = 0; i < company_email.length; i++ )
{
var newOpt=document.createElement('option');
// now seperate the name from the email address
var tmp = company_email[i].split(",");
newOpt.text=tmp[0];// set the persons name as the text of the option element
try
{
cm.add(newOpt,null); // standards compliant
}
catch(ex)
{
cm.add(newOpt); // IE only
}
cm.options[i].value = tmp[1];// set the email address as the value of the option element
cm.selectedIndex = 0;
}
return;
}
function request_email()
{
http_status = null;
get_email_list(); // make the call and run away
return;
}
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</script>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<select id="contact_menu">
<option></option>
</select>
<br>
<button type="button" onClick="request_email()">Build The Menu</button>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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