shimapan/assets/js/livesearch.js

function createRequestObject() {
  var request_o;
  var browser = navigator.appName;
  if (browser == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer') {
    request_o = new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
  }else {
    request_o = new XMLHttpRequest();
  }

  return request_o;
}

var http = createRequestObject();

function liveSearch()
{
  var url = '../includes/api.php?do=search';
  var s = document.getElementById('qsearch').value;
  var params = '&s=' + s;
  http.open('POST', url, true);

  http.setRequestHeader('Content-type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
  http.setRequestHeader('Content-length', params.length);
  http.setRequestHeader('Connection', 'close');

  http.onreadystatechange = function () {
    if (http.readyState == 4 && http.status != 200) {
      document.getElementById('searchResults').innerHTML = '<li>Loading...</li>';
    }

    if (http.readyState == 4 && http.status == 200) {
      document.getElementById('searchResults').innerHTML = http.responseText;
    }
  };

  http.send(params);
}

function sendToSearch(str) {
  document.getElementById('qsearch').value = str;
  document.getElementById('searchResults').innerHTML = '';
}