abort Method (IXMLHTTPRequest)

Cancels the current HTTP request.

[Script]

Script Syntax

oXMLHttpRequest.abort();

Example

var xmlhttp;
xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP.5.0");
xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = doHttpReadyStateChange;
xmlhttp.open("GET", "http://localhost/sample.xml", true);
xmlhttp.send();

function doHttpReadyStateChange() {
   if (xmlhttp.readyState == 2) {
      xmlhttp.abort();
   }
}

[Visual Basic]

Visual Basic Syntax

oXMLHttpRequest.abort

[C/C++]

C/C++ Syntax

HRESULT abort(void);

C/C++ Return Values

S_OK: The value returned if successful.

Remarks

The request will be returned to the UNINITIALIZED state, and open method must be called next.

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