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JavaScript AJAX Basics AJAX Concepts A Simple AJAX Example

Routine Poutine
Routine Poutine
26,038 Points
Posted by Routine Poutine
Routine Poutine
26,038 Points

xhr.onreadystatechange vs. xhr.onload

Hi,

Are these two event handlers on the xhr object the same?

a. xhr.onreadystatechange b. xhr.onload

I thought xhr.onreadystatechange also required this.status === 200, but xhr.onload only required this.readyState === 4. In this video they appear to be the same. Can I use xhr.onload for brevity?

Best,

Matt

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
220,416 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
220,416 Points

A readystatechange occurs several times in the life of a request as it progresses to different phases, but a load event only occurs when the request has successfully completed.

If you're not interested in detecting intermediate states or errors, then onload might be a good choice.

Mohamed El-Damarawy
Mohamed El-Damarawy
11,294 Points

Hey Steve! Wouldn't onloadend make more sense than onload in that situation?