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JavaScript AJAX Basics AJAX Concepts Create an XMLHttpRequest Object

Fidelis Chime
Fidelis Chime
6,077 Points
Posted by Fidelis Chime
Fidelis Chime
6,077 Points

Ajax Basic

let request = new XMLHttpRequest();

Please what is wrong with the above code

app.js 
let request = new XMLHttpRequest();
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>AJAX with JavaScript</title>
  <script src="app.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="main">
    <h1>AJAX!</h1>
  </div>
  <div id="footer"></div>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

Your code is actually fine, but the verification engine doesn't seem to like the "let" keyword.

Just use "var" instead for the challenges in this course.

You might want to make a bug report as described on the Support page. If you're the first to report it, it may get you the special Exterminator badge. :beetle: