readyState


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readyState

Description

Specifies the current state of an object being downloaded.

Syntax

object.readyState

Settings

Possible values include:

uninitialized The object is not initialized with data.

loading The object is currently loading its data.

interactive The object can be interacted with even though it is not fully loaded.

complete The control is completely loaded.

Remarks

Each object can independently determine which of the four states it exposes.
This property has read-only permission, meaning you can retrieve its current value, but not change it.

Applies To

IMG, LINK, OBJECT, SCRIPT, STYLE, document

See Also

onreadystatechange

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uninitialized	The object is not initialized with data.
loading	The object is currently loading its data.
interactive	The object can be interacted with even though it is not fully loaded.
complete	The control is completely loaded.