XMLHttpRequestEventTarget.onload

The XMLHttpRequestEventTarget.onload is the function called when an XMLHttpRequest transaction completes successfully.

Syntax

XMLHttpRequest.onload = callback;

Values

• callback is the function to be executed when the request completes successfully.

Example

var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(),
  method = 'GET',
  url = 'https://developer.mozilla.org/';

xmlhttp.open(method, url, true);
xmlhttp.onload = function () {
  // Do something with the retrieved data
};
xmlhttp.send();

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
XMLHttpRequest	Living Standard	WHATWG living standard

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