javascript + ajax + loading message

[smagdy]

hi,
i ve javascript code that calls ajax php code that creates & fills select menu so i want to display loading message cuz its big menu so it takes bet 1-3 seconds to b displayed.

so my problem after i display the "loading message" is that i cant know when the ajax php function have finished to set the loadin message to display:none......

javascript function:

if user choosed this
{
set load message to inline;
call ajax function();
set load message to none;
}

so this code set the load mess. to inline then none BEFORE the ajax function finish loadin cuz its workin in the background!

hope someone got me and can help..

thanks in advance

[whoisgregg]

I *think* this should work (it works for <img> tags).

<select onload="loaded(this)" ....

[whoisgregg]

Hmm, while reading a different thread (msg #15) [webmasterworld.com], Bernard Marx points out that

onload only works for the window, images and occasionally frames.

So, please disregard my earlier suggestion. :(

[Bernard Marx]

Er yes. Slight malfunction at this end.

Nice to see someone's got their eye on the ball.

[smagdy]

ohhh i was just going to try it out.....

so what is the solution now!

[Bernard Marx]

Well..

You are presumeably using an asynchronous request, so you can put your message hiding statement(s) inside a callback function that is called by the onreadystatechange event

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