The XMLHttpRequest.abort()
method aborts the request if it has already been sent. When a request is aborted, its readyState
is changed to XMLHttpRequest.UNSENT
(0) and the request's status
code is set to 0.
Syntax
XMLHttpRequest.abort()
Parameters
None.
Return value
undefined
Example
This example begins loading content from the MDN home page, then due to some condition, aborts the transfer by calling abort()
.
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(), method = "GET", url = "https://developer.mozilla.org/"; xhr.open(method, url, true); xhr.send(); if (OH_NOES_WE_NEED_TO_CANCEL_RIGHT_NOW_OR_ELSE) { xhr.abort(); }
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
XMLHttpRequest | Living Standard | WHATWG living standard |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
abort | Chrome Full support 18 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE Full support 5 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support 1.2 | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support