jquery - How to a load text file using Ajax? -

how load .txt file using ajax? found how load xml files.

this have far:

function loadtxt(url) {     var xmlhttp;     var txt;     if (window.xmlhttprequest)     {         // code ie7+, firefox, chrome, opera, safari         xmlhttp = new xmlhttprequest();     }     else     {         // code ie6, ie5         xmlhttp = new activexobject("microsoft.xmlhttp");     }     xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=function()     {         if (xmlhttp.readystate == 4 && xmlhttp.status == 200)         {            document.getelementbyid("phones").innerhtml=xmlhttp.responsetext;         }         xmlhttp.open("get","folder",true);             xmlhttp.send();     } } 

and then:

<form name="phonebook">             <p id="phones"></p>             <input type="button" onclick="loadtxt()" value="click"> </form> 

but nothing happens. first time working ajax, detailed answer appreciated.

you haven't opened connection server using

xhr.open("get", urltoyourtextfile, true); 

after connection open, must call send() send request.