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Asynchronous JavaScript Requests

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This course covers everything you need to know to asynchronously request data in your web apps. You'll dive into async requests by using the XHR object, jQuery's .ajax method, and the Fetch API.

This course covers everything you need to know to asynchronously request data in your web apps. You'll dive into async requests by using the XHR object, jQuery's .ajax method, and the Fetch API.

Last Updated March 7, 2022

Prerequisites:

No experience required

Course Lessons

Lesson 1

Ajax with XHR

In this lesson, you'll learn why you should use asynchronous data requests. Use the `XHR` object to send and receive data asynchronously.

Lesson 2

Ajax with jQuery

In this lesson, you'll compare using `XHR` with using jQuery's Ajax method. You'll send and receive data using jQuery's Ajax methods and learn how jQuery's Ajax works under the hood.

Lesson 3

Ajax with Fetch

In this lesson, you'll use JavaScript Promises to create a fetch request and handle the returned data asynchronously. You'll also learn how to handle errors for failed requests.

Taught By The Best

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Richard Kalehoff

Instructor

Richard is a Course Developer with a passion for teaching. He has a degree in computer science, and first worked for a nonprofit doing everything from front end web development, to backend programming, to database and server management.

Taught By The Best

Photo of Richard Kalehoff

Richard Kalehoff

Instructor

Richard is a Course Developer with a passion for teaching. He has a degree in computer science, and first worked for a nonprofit doing everything from front end web development, to backend programming, to database and server management.

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Asynchronous JavaScript Requests