XMLHttpRequest.onreadystatechange

An event handler that is called whenever the readyState attribute changes. The callback is called from the user interface thread. The XMLHttpRequest.onreadystatechange property contains the event handler to be called when the readystatechange event is fired, that is every time the readyState property of the XMLHttpRequest changes.

Warning: This should not be used with synchronous requests and must not be used from native code.

Syntax

XMLHttpRequest.onreadystatechange = callback;

Values

callback is the function to be executed when the readyState changes.

Examples

const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(),
    method = "GET",
    url = "https://developer.mozilla.org/";

xhr.open(method, url, true);
xhr.onreadystatechange = function () {
  // In local files, status is 0 upon success in Mozilla Firefox
  if(xhr.readyState === XMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
    var status = xhr.status;
    if (status === 0 || (status >= 200 && status < 400)) {
      // The request has been completed successfully
      console.log(xhr.responseText);
    } else {
      // Oh no! There has been an error with the request!
    }
  }
};
xhr.send();

Specifications

Specification
XMLHttpRequest Standard (XMLHttpRequest) # handler-xhr-onreadystatechange

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
`onreadystatechange`	1	12	1	5	9	1.2	1	18	4	10.1	1	1.0

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