A timeout is not an error?? On 17 ago, 07:42, "Erik Beeson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess thetimeoutjust means it will stop trying to complete the > request. I've never actually tried to use it. To get an alert like you > want, you might try using your own timer (untested): > > var ajax_timeout; > $.ajax({ > ..., > beforeSend: function() { > ajax_timeout = setTimeout(function() { > alert('Request is taking a long time.'); > }, 5000); > }, > success: function() { > if(ajax_timeout) { > clearTimeout(ajax_timeout); > } > } > > }); > > --Erik > > On 8/16/07, niner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > i would like to handle thetimeoutsituation with jQuery but could not > > find a lot of information on that. i know you can specify > > >timeout:5000 > > > as the ajax parameter. but what happens when it times out? i tried it > > and it does not do anything. what i want is a simple alert() to show > > when it times out in 5 seconds. how can i accomplish that? > > > thanks.