W3School TIY Editor

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
var xmlhttp;
function loadXMLDoc(url)
{
xmlhttp=null;
if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
  {// code for IE7, Firefox, Opera, etc.
  xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
else if (window.ActiveXObject)
  {// code for IE6, IE5
  xmlhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  }
if (xmlhttp!=null)
  {
  xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=state_Change;
  xmlhttp.open("GET",url,true);
  xmlhttp.send(null);
  }
else
  {
  alert("Your browser does not support XMLHTTP.");
  }
}

<body>
<h2>Using the HttpRequest Object</h2>

<p><b>Status:</b>
<span id="A1"></span>
</p>

<p><b>Status text:</b>
<span id="A2"></span>
</p>

<p><b>Response:</b>
<br /><span id="A3"></span>
</p>

</body>
</html>