Including variables in ‘sendRequest’(act)

[ted]

I am trying to make one JavaScript function load one php file with a variable attached (show or hide).

In my JavaScript I have the following code:

CODE

function grilles(act) {

// Open PHP script for requests
http.open('get', 'grilles.php?act='+act);
http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse;
http.send(null);

}


The links I have to load the php file looks like this:

CODE

echo '<a>+ Grilles (' . $numRows . ')</a>';
echo '<a>- Grilles (' . $numRows . ')</a>';

I was thinking that the "show" and "hide" in the links would work as the "act" variable, but it didn't.

How can I do that?

Thanks!!
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