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Web Fetch API

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The Fetch API interface allows web browser to make HTTP requests to web servers.

😀 No need for XMLHttpRequest anymore.

Browser Support #

The numbers in the table specify the first browser versions that fully support Fetch API:

Chrome Internet explorer Mozila firefox Safari Opera
Chrome 42 Edge 14 Firefox 40 Safari 10.1 Opera 29
Apr 2015 Aug 2016 Aug 2015 Mar 2017 Apr 2015

A Fetch API Example #

The example below fetches a file and displays the content:

Example #

fetch(file) .then(x => x.text()) .then(y => myDisplay(y))

Since Fetch is based on async and await, the example above might be easier to understand like this:

Example #

async function getText(file) { let x = await fetch(file); let y = await x.text(); myDisplay(y); }

Or even bettter: Use understandable names instead of x and y:

Example #

async function getText(file) { let myObject = await fetch(file); let myText = await myObject.text(); myDisplay(myText); }

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