取得するXMLの種類を指定する

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8">
<title>Sample</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="prototype.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
function amazonSearch(srchType)
{
if (srchType == 0) return;
var url = "amazon.rb?query="+srchType+"&cache="+(new Date()).getTime();
new Ajax.Request(url, { method: 'get', onComplete: displayData });
$("result").innerHTML = "検索中です...";
}
function displayData(httpObj)
{
$("result").innerText = httpObj.responseText;
$("result").textContent = httpObj.responseText;
}
// --></script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>アマゾン検索 (指定した情報を取得する)</h1>
<form onsubmit="return false;">
<select onChange="amazonSearch(this.value)">
<option value="0">パラメータを選択してください</option>
<option value="Request">Request</option>
<option value="ItemIds">ItemIds</option>
<option value="Small">Small</option>
<option value="Medium">Medium</option>
<option value="Large">Large</option>
<option value="OfferFull">OfferFull</option>
<option value="Offers">Offers</option>
<option value="OfferSummary">OfferSummary</option>
<option value="Variations">Variations</option>
<option value="VariationMinimum">VariationMinimum</option>
<option value="VariationSummary">VariationSummary</option>
<option value="ItemAttributes">ItemAttributes</option>
<option value="Tracks">Tracks</option>
<option value="Accessories">Accessories</option>
<option value="EditorialReview">EditorialReview</option>
<option value="SalesRank">SalesRank</option>
<option value="BrowseNodes">BrowseNodes</option>
<option value="Images">Images</option>
<option value="Similarities">Similarities</option>
<option value="Reviews">Reviews</option>
<option value="ListmaniaLists">ListmaniaLists</option>
<option value="SearchBins">SearchBins</option>
<option value="Subjects">Subjects</option>
</select>
</form>
<div id="result"></div>
</body>
</html>
・サンプルを実行する
Ajax逆引きクイックリファレンス 説明などは本書を参考にしてください。