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- initialism Internet An XmlHttpRequest object.
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The Alpha 7 development release includes support for a new W3C working draft specification that is intended is secure XML over HTTP requests (often referred to as XHR) which are often the culprit when it comes to XSS attacks.
GNUCITIZEN Comments 2009
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To see TRUE real time using long polling, not just random XHR requests, see: [flu. collecta.com]
FriendFeed Rolls Out Real-Time Page Updates | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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FriendFeed is just sending off XHR requests over set intervals and if there is something new, it updates it to the page.
FriendFeed Rolls Out Real-Time Page Updates | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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FriendFeed is just sending off XHR requests over set intervals and if there is something new, it updates it to the page.
FriendFeed Rolls Out Real-Time Page Updates | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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To see TRUE real time using long polling, not just random XHR requests, see: flu.collecta.com
FriendFeed Rolls Out Real-Time Page Updates | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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We use XHR for our web application, serving up our own data from our own servers, in an environment we, more or less, can control.
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XMLHttpRequest XHR is an API that can be used by JavaScript, and other web browser scripting languages to transfer XML and other text data to and from a web server using HTTP, by establishing an independent and asynchronous communication channel between a web page's Client-Side and Server-Side.
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At a high level, there is little difference between using IFRAME-based communication or XHR.
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So, technically, you could exclude non-XHR methods from the Ajax umbrella, if you want to be pedantic.
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NET Framework, MSXML, PowerPoint operation, clear understanding of HTTP and XHR.
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