Javascript ajax call on page onload

Question

I wish a page to fully load before issuing an ajax call to update database. I can call a javascript function in the body onload event so the page is fully loaded, but I\'m n

Answer 1

This is really easy using a JavaScript library, e.g. using jQuery you could write:

$(document).ready(function(){
$.ajax({ url: "database/update.html",
        context: document.body,
        success: function(){
           alert("done");
        }});
});

Without jQuery, the simplest version might be as follows, but it does not account for browser differences or error handling:

See also:

• http://docs.jquery.com/How_jQuery_Works#Launching_Code_on_Document_Ready
• http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.ajax/
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms535874(VS.85).aspx