XMLHttpRequestEventTarget.onload
The XMLHttpRequestEventTarget.onload
is the function
called when an XMLHttpRequest
transaction completes successfully.
Syntax
XMLHttpRequest.onload = callback;
Values
callback
is the function to be executed when the request completes successfully. It receives aProgressEvent
object as its first argument. The value of this (i.e. the context) is the sameXMLHttpRequest
this callback is related to.
Example
var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(),
method = 'GET',
url = 'https://developer.mozilla.org/';
xmlhttp.open(method, url, true);
xmlhttp.onload = function () {
// Do something with the retrieved data ( found in xmlhttp.response )
};
xmlhttp.send();
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
XMLHttpRequest | Living Standard | WHATWG living standard |
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