Hx-get attribute
The hx-get attribute configures HTMX to issue an HTTP GET request to a specified URL when its element is triggered.
Django in Action
hx-get is an HTMX attribute that initiates an HTTP GET request when its attached HTML element is interacted with.
- How it is used
- Drives partial-page updates for lazy loading, live search, infinite scroll, and click-to-edit interactions.
- How deep it goes
- Explains request triggers, target replacement, Django partial views, and HTMX-aware full-page fallback behavior.
- Examples
- Demonstrates promoter lazy loading, musician search with infinite scroll, and inline venue-room editing.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via HTMX and Django views to fetch HTML partials and update targeted page regions without full reloads.
Quarkus in Action
The hx-get attribute configures HTMX to submit an HTTP GET request to a specified endpoint.
- How it is used
- Updates a reservation page’s available-cars table without replacing the whole page.
- How deep it goes
- Shows form and load-triggered GET requests, included parameters, and response targeting; stops short of HTMX internals.
- Examples
- Uses date inputs to request available cars and a container that refreshes on load or after a reservation.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via HTMX to request rendered HTML and update a chosen page element.
Related concepts
- uriconfigures · A URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) is a standardized character sequence that identifies an abstract or physical resource.
- HTMX attributekind of · An HTMX attribute is a declarative HTML attribute that specifies client-side HTTP interactions, events, targets, or updates handled by HTMX.
- HTTP GETuses · HTTP GET is a request method for retrieving a representation of a resource identified by the request target, without requesting a state change.
- HTMXused by · HTMX is a JavaScript library that enables HTML attributes to initiate HTTP interactions, handle events, and update portions of a page.
- click-to-editused by · Click-to-edit is an inline-editing interaction pattern in which displayed data changes into an editable form after the user clicks it or a control.
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