timeout property

Gets or sets the value of the timeout property.

Syntax

HRESULT value = object.put_timeout( v);HRESULT value = object.get_timeout(* p);

Type: long

the number of milliseconds the browser waits for a server response.

Note The timeout property has a default of 0.

The IHTMLXDomainRequest::responseText will be null, if the timeout period expires.

You should set the timeout to a value that is slightly longer than the response time you expect for the request.

Setting the timeout property.

var xdr;
xdr = new XDomainRequest();
xdr.timeout = 10000;