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Smallest possible Ajax implementation (120 characters)
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ajax120.js
function a(u,c){var x=new XMLHttpRequest;x.open('GET',u);x.onreadystatechange=function(){3<x.readyState&&c(x)};x.send()}
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segdeha commented Apr 17, 2017 •
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The c stands for “callback”, so you pass in a function to get run (and passed the XMLHttpRequest object) when the request returns.

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p-i- commented Jun 23, 2020

Using commas instead of semicolons means you can get away without the {}, so you could shave off a couple more characters :p

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