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Retrieves the HTTP status code of the request.

Syntax

[ nStatus = ] XMLHttpRequest.status

Possible Values

nStatus

Integer that receives the HTTP status code.

The property is read-only. The property has no default value.

Remarks

status was introduced in Windows Internet Explorer 7.

For a complete list of HTTP status codes and their meanings, see status Property (IXMLHTTPRequest).

Example

The following script checks the HTTP status code to determine if the request was successful:

if (oReq.status == 401)
    alert('Access denied.');
else
    alert(oReq.responseText);

Standards Information

This property is defined in The XMLHttpRequest Object (W3C Working Draft) .

Applies To

XMLHttpRequest