Name
readyState — NN n/a IE 4 DOM n/a
Synopsis
Read-only
Returns the current download status of the document or embedded
content. This property provides a more granular way of testing
whether a particular downloadable element is ready to be run or
scripted instead of the onLoad
event handler for
the entire document. As the value of this property changes during
loading, the system fires an onReadyStateChange
event.
Example
if (document.all.myStyle.readyState == "uninitialized") {
statements for alternate handling
}
Value
One of the following values (as strings): complete
| interactive
| loading
|
uninitialized
. Some elements may allow the user to
interact with partial content, in which case the property may return
interactive
until all loading has completed.
Default
None.
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