AJAX in jQuery
AJAX and jQuery
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {
$("button").click(function () {
$("div").load('textfile.txt');
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div><h2>AJAX change this content</h2></div>
<button>Click here</button>
</body>
</html>
Output
After click button
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