instance method `xml_http_request`

Ruby on Rails 3.0.20

Since v3.0.20 Last seen in v4.2.9

Available in: v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9

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xml_http_request(request_method, path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)

Performs an XMLHttpRequest request with the given parameters, mirroring a request from the Prototype library.

The request_method is :get, :post, :put, :delete or :head; the parameters are nil, a hash, or a url-encoded or multipart string; the headers are a hash. Keys are automatically upcased and prefixed with ‘HTTP_’ if not already.

Parameters

request_method req
path req
parameters opt = nil
headers opt = nil

Source

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/integration.rb, line 66
      def xml_http_request(request_method, path, parameters = nil, headers = nil)
        headers ||= {}
        headers['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH'] = 'XMLHttpRequest'
        headers['HTTP_ACCEPT'] ||= [Mime::JS, Mime::HTML, Mime::XML, 'text/xml', Mime::ALL].join(', ')
        process(request_method, path, parameters, headers)
      end

Defined in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/integration.rb line 66 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActionDispatch::Integration::RequestHelpers

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