Questions tagged [xmlhttprequest-level2]

XMLHttpRequest level 2 adds new functionality over level 1, including:

• The FormData object.
• Request-related:
  • timeout attribute.
  • withCredentials attribute.
  • upload attribute.
  • Support for new data types at the send() method: ArrayBuffers, Blobs, and FormData.
• Response-related:
  • overrideMimeType method.
  • reponseType attribute, which enables other response types than plain text.
  • response attribute, which holds a response whose type is defined in .responseType.
• Progress events

See also

• Specification: http://www.w3.org/TR/XMLHttpRequest2/
• When can I use XMLHttpRequest 2?
• MDN: Using FormData objects
• MDN: Handling binary data
• MDN: Monitoring progress
• xmlhttprequest