function UserAction(state) { var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhttp.open("POST", state, false); xhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/text"); xhttp.send(); console.log(xhttp.status) if (xhttp.status == "200" && xhttp.responseText != 'none') { var stateDisplay = document.getElementById('state'); stateDisplay.innerText = xhttp.responseText.toUpperCase(); } } window.onload = function() { var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhttp.open("GET", "state", false); xhttp.send(); if (xhttp.status == "200") { var stateDisplay = document.getElementById('state'); stateDisplay.innerText = xhttp.responseText.toUpperCase(); } }