var sys = require("util") , assert = require("assert") , XMLHttpRequest = require("../lib/XMLHttpRequest").XMLHttpRequest , xhr; xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhr.onreadystatechange = function() { if (this.readyState == 4) { assert.equal("Hello World", this.responseText); runSync(); } }; // Async var url = "file://" + __dirname + "/testdata.txt"; xhr.open("GET", url); xhr.send(); // Sync var runSync = function() { xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhr.onreadystatechange = function() { if (this.readyState == 4) { assert.equal("Hello World", this.responseText); console.log("done"); } }; xhr.open("GET", url, false); xhr.send(); }