How do I send anything other than text/xml using ajax?

Question

I understand the basics of sending text and xml using responseText and responseXML. How did I do the same for pictures, movies etc,?

Answer 1

all ajax is is a way to send XML requests to the server without reloading the web page. You can request a link to an image and do a document.write() call, or change an already existing image's source. But you can't recieve any other sort of file.