Below is the code to make a cross-domain request with CORS and XML using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Please contact me at maria@mclinteractive.com if you have any questions. I also wrote the code for a cross-domain request with CORS and JSON.
Demo
Order Details
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Resources
Description
This is an example of making a cross domain request using CORS – it stands for Cross-Origin Resource Sharing – which allows cross-domain communication from the browser.
XML
Here is the xml feed:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xmlOrders>
<shipto>
<name>Jane Doe</name>
<address>253 Dale St., Apt. 15</address>
<city>Saint Paul</city>
<state>MN</state>
<zip>55103</zip>
</shipto>
<item>
<number>304058674035</number>
<date>01-13-2017</date>
<title>DAGGER WITH SCABBARD</title>
<note></note>
<quantity>1</quantity>
<total>42.99</total>
</item>
<item>
<number>103504027396</number>
<date>02-09-2017</date>
<title>DISCOVER</title>
<note></note>
<quantity>1</quantity>
<total>14.96</total>
</item>
<item>
<number>304055403758</number>
<date>03-08-2017</date>
<title>BUTTER TOFFEE CASHEWS</title>
<note></note>
<quantity>1</quantity>
<total>23.65</total>
</item>
<item>
<number>304054144406</number>
<date>04-07-2017</date>
<title>FIGI'S CASHEWS</title>
<note></note>
<quantity>1</quantity>
<total>44.07</total>
</item>
<item>
<number>304059825304</number>
<date>04-14-2017</date>
<title>100 YRS AMERICAN QUARTERS</title>
<note></note>
<quantity>1</quantity>
<total>30.08</total>
</item>
<item>
<number>500673235029</number>
<date>09-02-2017</date>
<title>SEAT SILVER</title>
<note></note>
<quantity>1</quantity>
<total>56.18</total>
</item>
</xmlOrders>
JavaScript
Place the JavaScript before </body>.
<script>
(function(window, document, undefined){
xmlOrders = {
init: function(){
var self = this;
self.getData();
},
getData: function(){
var self = this,
url = "xmlOrders.xml";
var createCORSRequest = function(method, url) {
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
if ("withCredentials" in xhr) {
// Check if the XMLHttpRequest object has a "withCredentials" property.
// "withCredentials" only exists on XMLHTTPRequest2 objects.
xhr.open(method, url, true);
} else if (typeof XDomainRequest != "undefined") {
// Otherwise, check if XDomainRequest.
// XDomainRequest only exists in IE, and is IE's way of making CORS requests.
xhr = new XDomainRequest();
xhr.open(method, url);
} else {
// Otherwise, CORS is not supported by the browser.
xhr = null;
}
return xhr;
}
var xhr = createCORSRequest('GET', url);
if (!xhr) {
throw new Error('CORS not supported');
}
xhr.onload = function() {
var xml = xhr.responseText,
parser = new DOMParser(),
xmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(xml,"text/xml");
// process the response.
self.setPayee( xmlDoc);
self.setData( xmlDoc);
xmlOrders.xmlDoc = xmlDoc;
};
xhr.onerror = function() {
console.log('There was an error!');
};
xhr.send();
},
emptyTable: function(){
var tbdy = document.getElementsByTagName('tbody')[0];
tbdy.innerHTML = '';
},
setPayee: function(data){
var self = this, data = data || xmlOrders.xmlDoc,
dataObj = data.getElementsByTagName('shipto')[0];
var name = dataObj.getElementsByTagName('name')[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue,
address = dataObj.getElementsByTagName('address')[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue,
city = dataObj.getElementsByTagName('city')[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue,
state = dataObj.getElementsByTagName('state')[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue,
zip = dataObj.getElementsByTagName('zip')[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue,
pchId = document.getElementById('payee'),
para1 = document.createElement("p"),
para2 = document.createElement("p"),
para3 = document.createElement("p");
name = document.createTextNode(name);
address = document.createTextNode(address);
city = document.createTextNode(city + ', ' + state + ' ' + zip);
pchId.className = 'payee';
para1.appendChild(name);
para2.appendChild(address);
para3.appendChild(city);
pchId.appendChild(para1);
pchId.appendChild(para2);
pchId.appendChild(para3);
},
displayData: function(obj){
var tbdy = document.getElementsByTagName('tbody')[0],
row = tbdy.insertRow(0),
number = row.insertCell(0),
date = row.insertCell(1),
title = row.insertCell(2),
quantity = row.insertCell(3),
total = row.insertCell(4);
number.innerHTML = obj.getElementsByTagName('number')[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
date.innerHTML = obj.getElementsByTagName('date')[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
title.innerHTML = obj.getElementsByTagName('title')[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
quantity.innerHTML = obj.getElementsByTagName('quantity')[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
total.innerHTML = obj.getElementsByTagName('total')[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
},
setData: function(data){
var self = this, data = data || xmlOrders.xmlDoc,
dataObj = data.getElementsByTagName('item');
self.emptyTable();
for (var property in dataObj) {
if (dataObj.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
self.displayData(dataObj[property]);
}
}
},
reverseData: function(){
var self = this, data = xmlOrders.xmlDoc,
dataObj = data.getElementsByTagName('item');
self.emptyTable();
function reverseObj(obj, fx) {
var array = [];
for (var key in obj) {
if (dataObj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
array.push(key);
}
}
for (var i = array.length-1; i >= 0; i--) {
fx.call(obj, array[i]);
}
}
reverseObj(dataObj, function(key){ self.displayData(this[key]); });
}
};
(function(){
xmlOrders.init();
var button = document.getElementsByTagName('button')[0];
button.onclick = function(){
if (button.className !== 'reverse') {
button.className = 'reverse';
xmlOrders.reverseData();
} else {
button.className = '';
xmlOrders.setData();
}
};
}());
}(window, document));
</script>
HTML
Place the HTML somewhere in your page between the <body> and <\body>.
<header> <h1>Current Order Details</h1> </header> <main> <div id="order-details"> <div id="payee"> </div> <button>Reverse Order</button> <table id="orderTable"> <thead> <tr> <th>Order No.</th> <th>Order date</th> <th>Title</th> <th>Quantity</th> <th>Total</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> </tbody> </table> </div> </main>
CSS
Place the CSS somewhere between the <head> and <\head>.
<style>
#order-details button {
background-color:#d7d7d7;
font-size:14px;
padding:5px 10px;
margin: 25px 15px;
border-radius:5px;
cursor:pointer;
}
#order-details table {
padding-top: 10px;
background-color: #CC9;
font-size: 0.8em;
border-collapse: collapse;
border-spacing: 0;
}
#order-details tr { border: 1px solid #ccc; }
#order-details td, #order-details th {
padding:15px;
border: none;
border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
}
#order-details th {
background-color: #9CC;
font-weight:bold;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 760px),
(min-device-width: 768px) and (max-device-width: 1024px) {
#order-details table, #order-details thead, #order-details tbody, #order-details th, #order-details td, tr {
display: block;
}
#order-details thead tr {
position: absolute;
top: -9999px;
left: -9999px;
}
#order-details tr { border: 1px solid #ccc; }
#order-details td {
border: none;
border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
position: relative;
padding-left: 50%;
}
#order-details td:before {
position: absolute;
top: 6px;
left: 6px;
width: 45%;
padding-right: 10px;
white-space: nowrap;
}
#order-details td:nth-of-type(1):before { content: "Order No"; }
#order-details td:nth-of-type(2):before { content: "Order Date"; }
#order-details td:nth-of-type(3):before { content: "Title"; }
#order-details td:nth-of-type(4):before { content: "Quantiy"; }
#order-details td:nth-of-type(5):before { content: "Total"; }
}
</style>
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