// Remember XHMLHTTP requests are asynchronous!!
function getJSON(url, callback) {
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open("GET", url, true);
xhr.onload = function (e) {
if (xhr.readyState === 4) {
if (xhr.status === 200) {
var res = xhr.responseText;
// Executes your callback with the
// response already parsed into JSON
callback(JSON.parse(res));
} else { // Server responded with some error
console.error(xhr.statusText);
} // End of verifying response status
} // Please read: http://www.w3schools.com/ajax/...
// .../ajax_xmlhttprequest_onreadystatechange.asp
}; // End of what to do when the response is answered
// What to do if there's an error with the request
xhr.onerror = function (e) {
console.error(xhr.statusText);
}; // End of error handling
// Send the request to the server
xhr.send(null);
} // End of getJSON function
//================================================//
// EXAMPLE OF USE WITH GITHUBAPI //
//================================================//
var apiURL = "https://api.github.com/users/luishendrix92";
getJSON(apiURL, function(userInfo) {
console.log(userInfo);
}); // End of request
// -> You should now see an object that contains info
// about my github account profile.
How to do a simple getJSON replacement for vanilla javascript without the need of Angular's HTTP module or jQuery's $.getJSON method. Careful, this does not work (apparently) with JSONP requests.
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