XMLHttpRequest Prototype
Defines the properties and methods inherited by objects in the XMLHttpRequest prototype chain.
Syntax
HTML N/A Scripting XMLHttpRequest.prototype
Members Table
The following table lists the members exposed by the XMLHttpRequest Constructor object.
Attributes/Properties
Property Description readyState Retrieves the current state of the request operation. responseBody Retrieves the response body as an array of unsigned bytes. responseText Retrieves the response body as a string. responseXML Retrieves the response body as an XML Document Object Model (DOM) object. status Retrieves the HTTP status code of the request. statusText Retrieves the friendly HTTP status of the request. timeout Gets or sets the time-out value. Events
Event Property Description onreadystatechange Sets or retrieves the event handler for asynchronous requests. ontimeout Raised when there is an error that prevents the completion of the request. Methods
Method Description abort The abort method terminates a pending send. getAllResponseHeaders Returns the complete list of response headers. getResponseHeader Returns the specified response header. open Assigns method, destination URL, and other optional attributes of a pending request. send Sends an HTTP request to the server and receives a response. setRequestHeader Adds custom HTTP headers to the request.
Remarks
For more information on this and other DOM Prototypes see Document Object Model Prototypes, Part 1: Introduction.
This prototype does not derive from any objects.
Applies To
XMLHttpRequest
See Also
