Get Utility: Examples

The Get Utility provides a convenient API for appending script nodes and CSS files to an existing DOM. This can be useful when loading functionality on-demand; it's also useful when retrieving JSON data feeds across trusted but non-identical domains.

• Quickstart Example: Getting a Script File with YUI Get: This example illustrates the simplest use case in which the Get Utility is used to retrieve a script file.
• Getting a Script Node with JSON Data from a Web Service: This example shows how to retrieve JSON data from a web service using the YUI Get Utility and how to then display that data on the page.
• Getting CSS Style Sheets: Attach and remove stylesheets using the Get Utility.

Other YUI Examples That Make Use of the Get Utility

• Complex Application (included with examples for the Layout Manager)