Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.
Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
Opens an XDomainRequest
which is configured to use a given method (GET/POST) and URL.
Syntax
xdr.open(method, url);
Parameters
method
- The HTTP method to use for the request. (GET or POST)
url
- The URL to which to send the request.
Example
var xdr = new XDomainRequest(); xdr.open("get", "http://example.com/api/method");
Specification
Not part of any specification.
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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open | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox No support No | IE No support 8 — 11 | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
Legend
- No support
- No support
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.