Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 5.0 for Microsoft Office - DOM Reference

abort Method (DOMDocument)

Aborts an asynchronous download in progress.

[Script]

Script Syntax

oXMLDOMDocument.abort();

Example

var xmlDOM;
xmlDOM = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument50");
xmlDOM.async = true;
xmlDOM.onreadystatechange = doOnReadyStateChange;
xmlDOM.load("books.xml");
if (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode <> 0) {
   var myErr = xmlDoc.parseError;
   alert("You have error " + myErr.reason);
}

function doOnReadyStateChange () {
   if (xmlDOM.readyState == 1) {
      xmlDOM.abort();
   }
}
[Visual Basic]

Visual Basic Syntax

oXMLDOMDocument.abort

Example

Dim WithEvents xmlDOM As Msxml2.DOMDocument50
Private Sub cmddoAbortDOMDocument_Click()
   Set xmlDOM = New Msxml2.DOMDocument50
   xmlDOM.async = True
   xmlDOM.Load "books.xml"
   If (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode <> 0) Then
      Dim myErr
      Set myErr = xmlDoc.parseError
      MsgBox("You have error " & myErr.reason)
   End If
End Sub
Private Sub xmlDOM_onreadystatechange()
    If xmlDOM.readyState = 1 Then
        xmlDOM.abort
    End If
End Sub
[C/C++]

C/C++ Syntax

HRESULT abort(
    void
);

C/C++ Return Values

S_OK
The value returned if successful.

Remarks

This method stops download and parsing and discards any portion of the XML tree already built. IXMLDOMParseError indicates that the download was stopped.

If the readyState property has the value COMPLETED, no action is taken and the current document is unchanged.

This member is an extension of the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM).

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See Also

IXMLDOMParseError | readyState Property (DOMDocument)

Applies to: DOMDocument