Abort a previous running Ajax request

ajax, javascript, jquery

Solution

try something like this

        $(document).ready(function(){
            var xhr; // global object

            function your_function() {
                if(xhr && xhr.readystate != 4){
                    xhr.abort();
                }

                xhr = $.ajax({
                    type: "POST",
                    url: "some.php",
                    data: "name=John&location=Boston",
                    success: function(msg){
                       alert( "Data Saved: " + msg );
                    }
                });
            }
        });

Problem

Is it possible to abort a previously-running Ajax request? ``` var xhr = $.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "some.php", data: "name=John&location=Boston", success: function(msg){ alert( "Data Saved: " + msg ); } }); ```

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