Fetch API is a new standard for dealing with http requests.
Get Local Text File Data
document.getElementById('button1').addEventListener('click', getText);
function getText() {
fetch('test.txt')
.then(function(res){
return res.text();
})
.then(function(data) {
console.log(data);
document.getElementById('output').innerHTML = data;
})
.catch(function(err){
console.log(err);
});
}
Get Local JSON Data
document.getElementById('button2').addEventListener('click', getJson);
// Get local json data
function getJson() {
fetch('posts.json')
.then(function(res){
return res.json();
})
.then(function(data) {
console.log(data);
// This is an array so we have to loop through it
let output = '';
data.forEach(function(post){
output += `<li>${post.title}</li>`;
});
document.getElementById('output').innerHTML = output;
})
.catch(function(err){
console.log(err);
});
}
Get external API data
document.getElementById('button3').addEventListener('click', getExternal);
function getExternal() {
fetch('https://api.github.com/users')
.then(function(res){
return res.json();
})
.then(function(data) {
console.log(data);
// This is an array so we have to loop through it
let output = '';
data.forEach(function(user){
output += `<li>${user.login}</li>`;
});
document.getElementById('output').innerHTML = output;
})
.catch(function(err){
console.log(err);
});
}
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/skeleton/2.0.4/skeleton.css" />
<link rel="icon" href="#">
<title>Ajax Sandbox</title>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h1>Fetch API Sandbox</h1>
<button id="button1">Get Text</button>
<button id="button2">Get JSON</button>
<button id="button3">Get API Data</button>
<br><br>
<div id="output"></div>
</div>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
