[OpenLayers-Users] OpenLayers.Request.POST

[Tim Schaub]

Hey-

Fabio D'Ovidio wrote:
> 
> 
> Tim Schaub ha scritto:
>> Hey-
>>
>> Fabio D'Ovidio wrote:
>>  
>>> Hello,
>>> I'm trying to pass some values using POST method and 
>>> OpenLayers.Request as following:
>>> // POST
>>>         var data = this.idOperazione(); //my function returns my 
>>> values to pass
>>>         var url = "myUrl";
>>>         var request = OpenLayers.Request.POST({
>>>             url: url,
>>>             data: data,
>>>             headers: {
>>>             "Content-Type": "application-xml"
>>>          },
>>>            callback: handler
>>>         });
>>>
>>> I have an error in using it...
>>> uncaught exception: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 
>>> 0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE) [nsIXMLHttpRequest.send]" 
>>> nsresult: "0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE)" location: "JS frame 
>>> :: javascript: eval(__firebugTemp__); :: anonymous :: line 1" data: no]
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> In case you aren't aware of it, read about the same origin policy:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same_origin_policy
>>
>> For a convenient way to use a proxy with OpenLayers, read about the 
>> OpenLayers.ProxyHost property:
>> http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#ProxyHost
>>
>>
>> Tim
>>   
> 
> 
> Hi Tim!
> Thanks for your replay but I think your answer isn't appropiate with my 
> question. I know the problem you explained me, in fact I redirected my 
> request to localhost, it isn't a problem! It works !
> My question was:
> How can I send data using POST method?
> I tryed as following:
> 
> var request = OpenLayers.Request.POST({
>            url: url,
>            data: data,
>            headers: {
>            "Content-Type": "application-xml"
>         },
>           callback: handler
>        });
> 
> is it the right way ?

Yes, that is the right way.

As Eric hints in his message, your content type header is funky though 
(you likely want application/xml instead of application-xml).  However, 
that wouldn't stop the request from being issued.

Tim

> That's all!
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
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