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68 PointsI am confused on how to use Fetch. What is the basic purpose of it?
I am confused on how to use Fetch. What is the basic purpose of it?
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Steven Parker
231,184 PointsFetch allows you to request additional resources without reloading the page. It is an updated and simplified replacement for "XMLHttpRequest" which is part of the AJAX mechanism.
Erik L
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 19,470 PointsErik L
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 19,470 Pointsso does this mean that the fetch API can serve as a replacement for the XMLHttpRequest and jQuery ajax request methods??
Steven Parker
231,184 PointsSteven Parker
231,184 PointsAs I said, it's intended as a replacement for XMLHttpRequest. It's similar to the jQuery methods, but it lacks some of the CORS (security) handling that jQuery does.