readyState Property (IXMLHTTPRequest)
Represents the state of the request.
Example
var XmlHttp; XmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP.5.0"); function send() { XmlHttp.onreadystatechange = doHttpReadyStateChange; XmlHttp.open("GET", "http://localhost/sample.xml", true); XmlHttp.send(); } function doHttpReadyStateChange() { if (XmlHttp.readyState == 4) { alert("Done"); } }
[Script]
Script Syntax
lValue = oXMLHttpRequest.readyState;
[Visual Basic]
Visual Basic Syntax
lValue = oXMLHttpRequest.readyState
[C/C++]
C/C++ Syntax
HRESULT get_readyState(long* plState);
Parameters
- plState [out, retval]
- State of the request, as an I4 (4-byte integer). The following values are defined:
(0) UNINITIALIZED The object has been created, but not initialized ( open
has not been called).(1) LOADING The object has been created, but the send
method has not been called.(2) LOADED The send
method has been called and the status and headers are available, but the response is not yet available.(3) INTERACTIVE Some data has been received. You can call the responseBody
andresponseText
properties to get the current partial results.(4) COMPLETED All the data has been received, and the complete data is available in the responseBody
andresponseText
properties.
C/C++ Return Values
- S_OK
- Value returned if successful.
Remarks
Variant. The property is read-only. It represents the state of the request as an I4 (4-byte integer). The following values are defined.
0 (UNINITIALIZED) | The object has been created, but not initialized (the open method has not been called). |
(1) LOADING | The object has been created, but the send method has not been called. |
(2) LOADED | The send method has been called and the status and headers are available, but the response is not yet available. |
(3) INTERACTIVE | Some data has been received. You can call the responseBody and responseText properties to get the current partial results. |
(4) COMPLETED | All the data has been received, and the complete data is available in the responseBody and responseText properties. |
This property returns a 4-byte integer.
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See Also
open Method | responseBody Property | responseText Property | send Method | status Property | statusText Property
Applies to: IXMLHTTPRequest