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EventSource: readyState property

The readyState read-only property of the EventSource interface returns a number representing the state of the connection.

Value

A number representing the state of the connection. Possible values are:

  • 0 — connecting
  • 1 — open
  • 2 — closed

Examples

js

const evtSource = new EventSource("sse.php");
console.log(evtSource.readyState);

Note: You can find a full example on GitHub — see Simple SSE demo using PHP.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
readyState 6 79 6 No 12 5 4.4 18 45 12 5 1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/EventSource/readyState