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Andres Vidoza
9,805 PointsonReadyStateChange vs readyStateChange? What is the difference?
I am currently looking a the documentation for the onReadtSate change property. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XMLHttpRequest/onreadystatechange
Is the onReadyStateChange a property that manages the readystatechange event for the XMLHttpRequest Object?
It says in the documentation:
onreadystatechange property contains the event handler (function) to be called when the readystatechange event is fired.
Thank you very much!
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,007 PointsAs the documentation says, "onReadyStateChange" contains a reference to the function that will be called when the associated event occurs. And "ReadyStateChange" is the name of that event (it's not a variable).
The description might make more sense when you look at some sample code. You'll see it gets assigned with either the name of a function, or assigned to an anonymous function that is defined at the same time.
Andres Vidoza
9,805 PointsGreat, perfect! thank you so much!
Andres Vidoza
9,805 PointsAndres Vidoza
9,805 PointsThank you for your reply. So if I understand, readyStateChange is an event that happens in the DOM when the stateChange changes?
Steven Parker
231,007 PointsSteven Parker
231,007 PointsI would say readyStateChange is an event that happens in the DOM when the readyState changes.