onreadystatechange Event

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Indicates when the readyState property changes.

Syntax

Inline HTML	<ELEMENTonreadystatechange = "handler" ... >	All platforms
Event property	object.onreadystatechange = handler	JScript (compatible with ECMA 262 language specification) only
Named script	<SCRIPT FOR = object EVENT = onreadystatechange>	Internet Explorer only

Remarks

This event can be explicitly set using the onreadystatechange property.

This member is an extension of the W3C DOM.

Example

The following JScript/HTML example demonstrates the sequence of ready states when asynchronously loading a document:

<script>
var xmldoc; 
function Load() 
{ 
xmldoc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM"); 
xmldoc.onreadystatechange = CheckState; 
xmldoc.load(URL.value); 
} 
function CheckState() 
{ 
  var state = xmldoc.readyState; 
  RESULTS.innerHTML += "readyState = " + state + "<BR>" 
  if (state == 4) 
  { 
    var err = xmldoc.parseError; 
    if (err.errorCode != 0) 
      RESULTS.innerHTML += err.reason + "<BR>" 
    else RESULTS.innerHTML +="success" + "<BR>" 
  } 
}
</script>
URL: <input type=text size=60 id=URL>
<input type=button value=LOAD onclick="jscript:Load()">
<div id=RESULTS style= "color:red;font-weight:bold;"></div>

Applies To

[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.	XMLDOMDocument