XMLDocument.async

Non-standard: This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

document.async can be set to indicate whether a XMLDocument.load() call should be an asynchronous or synchronous request. true is the default value, indicating that documents should be loaded asynchronously.

(It has been possible to load documents synchronously since 1.4 alpha.)

Example

function loadXMLData(e) {
  alert(new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(e.target)); // Gives querydata.xml contents as string
}

var xmlDoc = document.implementation.createDocument("", "test", null);

xmlDoc.async = false;
xmlDoc.onload = loadXMLData;
xmlDoc.load('querydata.xml');

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`async`	No	No	1-68 See bug 1328138 for removal.	No	No	No	No	No	4-68 See bug 1328138 for removal.	No	No	No

XMLDocument.async

Example

Browser compatibility

See also