====== Request (aka Ajax) ====== Here is the [[http://docs.mootools.net/Request/Request|documentation for Request.js]]. The //Request// class is a relatively simple wrapper for the //XMLHttpRequest// object (the heart of Ajax functionality). It takes the following options:

url: The URL to request (defaults to //null//; you can use the //send// method to specify the url later).
method: The HTTP method for the request, can be either 'post' (the default) or 'get'.
data: The default data for Request:send, used when no data is given. Defaults to ''.
async: If set to //false//, the requests will be synchronous and freeze the browser during request. Defaults to //true//.
encoding: The encoding to be set in the request header. Defaults to "utf-8".
autoCancel: When set to //true//, automatically cancels the already running request if another one is sent. Otherwise, ignores any new calls while a request is in progress. Defaults to //false//.
headers: An object to use in order to set the request headers.
isSuccess: Provide a function to override the built-in isSuccess function.

Then you'll need to call the //.send// method to actually initiate a request. //.send// takes two arguments, the url, and the data to send.


new Request({method: 'get'}).send('http://site.com/requestHandler.php?name=john&lastname=doe');

===== Element.send ===== MooTools has a "built-in" instance of //Request// that you can use to send a form with an ajax post request.

You can use //set// to alter the options of the "built-in" version of //Request//:


$('myForm').set('send', {
	method: 'get'
});
$('myForm').send();