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Document: readyState property - Web APIs | MDN
The readyState of a document can be one of following:
loading
The document is still loading (that is, the HTML parser is still working).
interactive
The document has been parsed but sub-resources such as deferred and module scripts, images, stylesheets, and frames are still loading. Once in this state, and the deferred and module scripts have executed, the DOMContentLoaded event fires.
complete
The document and all sub-resources have finished loading. The state indicates that the load event is about to fire.
switch (document.readyState) {
case "loading":
// The document is loading.
break;
case "interactive": {
// The document has finished loading and we can access DOM elements.
// Sub-resources such as scripts, images, stylesheets and frames are still loading.
const span = document.createElement("span");
span.textContent = "A <span> element.";
document.body.appendChild(span);
break;
}
case "complete":
// The page is fully loaded.
console.log(
`The first CSS rule is: ${document.styleSheets[0].cssRules[0].cssText}`,
);
break;
}
// Alternative to DOMContentLoaded event
document.onreadystatechange = () => {
if (document.readyState === "interactive") {
initApplication();
}
};
// Alternative to load event
document.onreadystatechange = () => {
if (document.readyState === "complete") {
initApplication();
}
};
document.addEventListener("readystatechange", (event) => {
if (event.target.readyState === "interactive") {
initLoader();
} else if (event.target.readyState === "complete") {
initApp();
}
});
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