Getting Data from the Server
Explore how to retrieve data from a server using JavaScript to dynamically populate dropdown menus. Understand HTTP methods, query parameters, and asynchronous callbacks to build responsive frontend components supported by simulated server responses.
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In a real application, the values in the dropdown menu might not be hardcoded. For example, the image might change depending on which items are advertised more heavily on a given day (or even for the particular user).
How to Fetch Values?
For values that come from a server, we usually need JavaScript (note: that’s not always the case. For example, you can fetch an image from an endpoint that serves different images depending on the request or other factors).
Since we are talking about creating components, we won’t be building or standing up an actual ...