Pure JavaScript

request

NES2+Syntax

Core object created by JavaScript runtime for each client request.

Description

The request object contains specific information about the client's request. The object itself has several properties, as well as any properties that you may be passing from a form. This object also inherits Object.watch() and Object.unwatch(), which are defined in Chapter 6, "Core Syntax." The properties of this object are listed in Table 8.20.

Table 8.20. Properties of the request Object

Property	Description
agent	Contains the user-agent string sent in the HTTP request.
imageX	The x-coordinate of an imagemap request.
imageY	The y-coordinate of an imagemap request.
formKey	This could be any key, of a key=value pair, passed from within a <FORM> tag on ...