open Method

Creates a connection with a domain's server.

Syntax

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object.open(bstrMethod, bstrUrl)

Parameters

bstrMethod	One of the following required values: GET The HTTP GET method. POST The HTTP POST method.
bstrUrl	Required. The server URL.

Return Value

No return value.

Remarks

Requires an XDomainRequest object.

Example

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// 1. Create XDR object 
xdr = new XDomainRequest(); 

// 2. Open connection with server using POST method
xdr.open("POST", "http://www.contoso.com/xdr.txt");

// 3. Send string data to server
xdr.send("data to be processed");     
                

Standards Information

There is no public standard that applies to this method.

Applies To

XDomainRequest, XDomainRequest Constructor

See Also

IHTMLXDomainRequest, XDomainRequest, W3C Architecture: Naming and Addressing: URIs, URLs, ..., RFC2616: Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1