ReadyState Property

Returns a value that indicates the readiness of the control to respond to methods.  The ReadyState event fires when the readiness state of the control changes.

The ReadyState property and ReadyStateChange event are intended for use with HTML scripts only.  Use them to manage the asynchronous downloading of images from the World Wide Web.

Available With

Ö Imaging for Windows Professional Edition V2.0
Imaging for Windows Professional Edition V1.0 and V1.1
Imaging for Windows 95 and 98
Imaging for Windows NT 4.0

Applies To

Image Annotation Tool Button control, Image Edit control

Syntax

object.ReadyState[=value]

Data Type

Long

Property settings are expressed using the following values:

Setting Description

0 (default) The control is initializing and retrieving properties; cannot perform methods
2 The control has initialized and downloading has started; cannot perform methods
4 The control is ready for all requests; can perform methods

Remarks

This property is useful when the Image property is set to a URL pathname.

The control performs methods only when its ReadyState property is 4.

Available at run-time as read-only.