Download File Using Javascript/jQuery

Question

I have a very similar requirement specified here.

I need to have the user\'s browser start a download manually when $(\'a#someID\').click();

But

Answer 1

These functions are used in stacktrace.js:

/**
 * Try XHR methods in order and store XHR factory.
 *
 * @return  XHR function or equivalent
 */
var createXMLHTTPObject = function() {
    var xmlhttp, XMLHttpFactories = [
        function() {
            return new XMLHttpRequest();
        }, function() {
            return new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.XMLHTTP');
        }, function() {
            return new ActiveXObject('Msxml3.XMLHTTP');
        }, function() {
            return new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
        }
    ];
    for (var i = 0; i < XMLHttpFactories.length; i++) {
        try {
            xmlhttp = XMLHttpFactories[i]();
            // Use memoization to cache the factory
            createXMLHTTPObject = XMLHttpFactories[i];
            return xmlhttp;
        } catch (e) {
        }
    }
}

/**
 * @return the text from a given URL
 */
function ajax(url) {
    var req = createXMLHTTPObject();
    if (req) {
        try {
            req.open('GET', url, false);
            req.send(null);
            return req.responseText;
        } catch (e) {
        }
    }
    return '';
}