How to avoid automatic page reload after XMLHttpRequest call?

Question

I know this is a bit paradoxal because XMLHttpRequest shouldn\'t be reloading the page, and it\'s the whole point of it.

Tried in Chrome latest version, Safari on iO

Answer 1

Use event.preventDefault() when observing button click in your form.

Answer 2

Any chance you're triggering this by submitting a form? If you don't return false in the onsubmit handler, the form will still be submitted.