This function will set the style of an element by it's ID

This is a simple script to provide basic cross-platform XML request functionality in Javascript. It's meant to be the core component in any AJAX style framework. It is not an instantiable object, but instead is a namespaced microlibrary.

Calling is easy:
XMLRequest.GET(uri, query, callback, fallback)
uri: The location you're after
query: an associative array of form data to provide via the URL
callback: callback function of the form myCallbackFunction(objXMLHttpRequest), which is called upon successful (response = 200 OK) retrieval of the XML data
fallback: myFallbackFunction(objXMLHttpRequest), which is called upon failed (response != 200 OK) retrieval of the XML data.

XMLRequest.POST(uri, query, form, callback, fallback)
Similar, but does the query using the POST method. 'query' is the URL-appended data, still in associative array form, and 'form' is the same for the POST data.

This is a brief revision to my previous snippet. It is still what it was: a small, simple system for using XMLHttpRequest without using globals.

I'll put the API spec in the code this time, so as not to clutter the front page further.

Changes:

Changed name to HTTPRequest (far more accurate)
Added HEAD requests
Shortened code by making a GenericRequest function
Used a better method for getting an XMLHttpRequest object (checks multiple MS versions and implements the latest one)

This creates a black screen if the browser is inactive for a certain amout of time. I am not sure if it works in IE too but works fine in Firefox.

Just confirms if the user really wants to save the page or just hit the Ctrl+S accidentally. Works in FF maybe in IE too.

I found this to be a neat little trick for hiding(somewhat) source javacscript code from peering eyes...

This function will unload all linked javascript files so that when you view source - you see no javascript files! (Especially helpful when using FF and using web-developer tools - no linked js files are displayed) The files remain resident in memory - allowing for the functions to work.

Just call the function in the tag

This snippet allows an aspx page (c#) to accept URL parameters to allow styles or script to be dynamically appended to the rendered page.

I wrote this simple snippet to allow one of our vendors to accept a style override so that their application would morph into something more closely resembling our own portal application. Please see screenshots for clarification.

Original Vendor Application

Vendor Application with Style Override via URL

This one may get me in trouble or kicked off MySpace altogether, but I thought it would be a fun bit of CSS magic to post.

As some of you may already know, MySpace does a REALLY good job of preventing images, script and some other tags from being used to customize your space. They have even gone to the extent of using tables without ID's to do the layout.

Pretty ingenious, allowing some customization, but still keeping those annoying ads for single women available to me and my youth groups kids, my family, etc..

Well no more - I want my friends to visit My Site, not just MySpace - so I have a clever method of getting them to go there, instead of posting comments on MySpace...

Check out my space to see this code in action!
www.myspace.com/casper619

This simple function simply removes the character at the given index from a string.

NOTE: The count starts from 0

Adds any character at the given index of a string.

NOTE: Count starts from 0