Note: This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.
Gets or sets the time-out value.
Syntax
[ v = ] XMLHttpRequest.timeout [ = v ]
Possible Values
| v | Integer that
specifies or receives
the number of milliseconds that the browser is to wait
for a server response.
|
The property is read/write.
The property has a default value of
0.
Remarks
If the time-out period expires, the
responseText property will be
null.
You should set a time-out value that is slightly longer than
the expected response time of the request.
The timeout property
may be set only in the time interval between a call to the
open method and the
first call to the send method.
Example
The following example sets the
timeout property.
var xhr;
xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.timeout = 10000;
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this property.
Applies To
See Also
IHTMLXMLHttpRequest2, XMLHttpRequest, IHTMLXDomainRequest, XDomainRequest