ontimeout event
Raised when there is an error that prevents the completion of the request.
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Syntax
| HTML Attribute | <element ontimeout = "handler(event)"> |
|---|---|
| attachEvent Method | object.attachEvent("ontimeout", handler) |
Event information
| Synchronous | No |
|---|---|
| Bubbles | No |
| Cancelable | No |
Event handler parameters
This method has no parameters.
Standards information
There are no standards that apply here.
Remarks
The ontimeout event occurs if the ontimeout period elapses before the onload event occurs.
When the ontimeout event occurs, the responseText property is unavailable and attempts to access it will raise an error.
To invoke this event, do one of the following:
- Event handlers are called as needed after a request is sent.
Examples
Setting the ontimeout property.
<script type="text/javascript"> function timeo() { alert("XDR ontimeout"); } ... xdr.ontimeout = timeo;
See also
