doComponentRequest

HTML (DHTML)

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doComponentRequest Method

Downloads all the components that have been queued using addComponentRequest.

Syntax

bSuccess = clientCaps.doComponentRequest()

Return Value

Boolean. Returns one of the following values:
true The specified component(s) downloaded successfully.
false The specified component(s) were not downloaded.

Example

This example uses the doComponentRequest and addComponentRequest methods to install the Microsoft® Internet Explorer Data Binding component, if the component does not already exist in the user's system.

<HTML xmlns:IE>
<HEAD>
<STYLE>
@media all {
IE\:clientCaps {behavior:url(#default#clientcaps);}
}
</STYLE>
<SCRIPT>
function window.onload()
{
var bDBAvailable  = false;
var sDBVersion = '';
var sDBID = "{9381D8F2-0288-11D0-9501-00AA00B911A5}";
bDBAvailable = oClientCaps.isComponentInstalled(sDBID,"componentid");
// if data binding is unavailable, install it
if (!bDBAvailable)
{
oClientCaps.addComponentRequest
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Standards Information

There is no public standard that applies to this method.

Applies To

clientCaps

true	The specified component(s) downloaded successfully.
false	The specified component(s) were not downloaded.