Request: signal property
The read-only signal
property of the Request
interface returns the AbortSignal
associated with the request.
Value
An AbortSignal
object.
Examples
js
// Create a new abort controller
const controller = new AbortController();
// Create a request with this controller's AbortSignal object
const req = new Request('/', { signal: controller.signal });
// Add an event handler logging a message in case of abort
req.signal.addEventListener("abort", () => {
console.log("abort");
});
// In case of abort, log the AbortSignal reason, if any
fetch(req).catch(() => {
if (signal.aborted) {
if (signal.reason) {
console.log(`Request aborted with reason: ${signal.reason}`);
} else {
console.log("Request aborted but no reason was given.");
}
} else {
console.log("Request not aborted, but terminated abnormally.");
}
};
// Actually abort the request
controller.abort();
Specifications
Specification |
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Fetch Standard # ref-for-dom-request-signal② |
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