clienthint.js

W3Schools tutorial..web designing

var xmlHttp

function showHint(str)
{
if (str.length==0)
{ 
document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML=""
return
}
xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject()
if (xmlHttp==null)
{
alert ("Browser does not support HTTP Request")
return
} 
var url="gethint.php"
url=url+"@q="+str
url=url+"&sid="+Math.random()
xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged 
xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true)
xmlHttp.send(null)
} 

function stateChanged() 
{ 
if (xmlHttp.readyState==4 || xmlHttp.readyState=="complete")
{ 
document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText 
} 
} 

function GetXmlHttpObject()
{
  var xmlHttp=null;
  try
    {
    // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
    xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
  catch (e)
    {
    // Internet Explorer
    try
      {
      xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
      }
    catch (e)
      {
      xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
      }
    }
  return xmlHttp;
}