Get Content

Syntax

$.getContent = function (url, chg, newUrl)

Arguments

url	String	URI of the action that should be loaded
chg	Boolean	If true, additionally change the URI in the address bar.	false
newUrl	String	If parameter “chg” is set to true, this parameter must not be empty. This parameter must be different from the parameter “url”. The URI will be changed into the value of this parameter.

Description

Loads data from the Server into the Page Container by sending an HTTPGET request to the action of the URI specified in “url”.

If parameter “chg” is set to true, the current URI gets changed into the URI specified in “newURL”. If argument “chg” is set to true and argument “newUrl” is empty, then the URI gets changed into the URI specified in “url”.

If the URI that is specified in “newURL” does not exist or contains a spelling error, the function will still treat it as valid URI and load the page but an error message from the browser will likely follow.

Examples

Example 1: Loading content without changing URL in address bar

The following program illustrates the function call with only one parameter:

$.getContent("main/load");

It will send a request to “main/load” and load the response into the Page Container replacing the content that is currently displayed. The URI in the address bar stays the same.

Example 2: Loading content with changing URL in address bar

The following program illustrates the function call with second parameter set to true:

$.getContent("main/load", true, "main/page");

It will send a request to “main/load” and load the response to Page Container replacing the content that is currently displayed. The URI that is currently displayed in the address bar gets replaced by “main/page”.