XMLHttpRequest.abort()
The XMLHttpRequest.abort()
method aborts the request if
it has already been sent. When a request is aborted, its
readyState
is changed to
XMLHttpRequest.UNSENT
(0) and the request's
status
code is set to 0.
Syntax
XMLHttpRequest.abort()
Parameters
None.
Return value
undefined
Example
This example begins loading content from the MDN home page, then due to some condition,
aborts the transfer by calling abort()
.
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(),
method = "GET",
url = "https://developer.mozilla.org/";
xhr.open(method, url, true);
xhr.send();
if (OH_NOES_WE_NEED_TO_CANCEL_RIGHT_NOW_OR_ELSE) {
xhr.abort();
}
Specifications
Specification |
---|
XMLHttpRequest Standard # the-abort()-method |
Browser compatibility
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