Whats wrong with this code?

[hiqu]

This issue is driving me nuts and not able to figure out whats wrong.
I've this code in my firefox extension. Firefox always hangs and
reports the script is busy.

if I introduce a break statement in the for(;;) loop below, then
no issue.

Any help would be appreciated!

function getStuff()
{
try
{
httpReq = new XMLHttpRequest();
httpReq.onreadystatechange = function(evt)
{
if (httpReq.readyState == 4)
{
if (httpReq.status == 200)
{
getList(httpReq.responseText);
}
}
}
httpReq.open("GET", "http://www.mysite.com", true);
httpReq.send(null);
}catch(ex)
{
Components.utils.reportError(ex);
}
}
function getList(htmlText)
{
for(;;)
{
}
}

[hiqu]

On Jun 12, 9:54*am, hiqu <[e-mail]:

This issue is driving me nuts and not able to figure out whats wrong.
I've this code in my firefox extension. Firefox always hangs and
reports the script is busy.

if I introduce a break statement in the for(;;) loop below, then
no issue.

Any help would be appreciated!

function getStuff()
{
* * try
* * {
* * * * httpReq = new XMLHttpRequest();

* * * * httpReq.onreadystatechange = function(evt)
* * * * {
* * * * * * if (httpReq.readyState == 4)
* * * * * * {
* * * * * * * * if (httpReq.status == 200)
* * * * * * * * {
* * * * * * * * * * getList(httpReq.responseText);
* * * * * * * * }
* * * * * * }
* * * * }

* * * * httpReq.open("GET", "http://www.mysite.com", true);
* * * * httpReq.send(null);
* * }catch(ex)
* * {
* * * * Components.utils.reportError(ex);
* * }

}

function getList(htmlText)
{
* * for(;;)
* * {
* * }

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actually, let me post the correct code. I do some stuff in the for
loop.

[Erwin Moller]

hiqu schreef:

On Jun 12, 9:54 am, hiqu <[e-mail]:

>This issue is driving me nuts and not able to figure out whats wrong.
I've this code in my firefox extension. Firefox always hangs and
reports the script is busy.

if I introduce a break statement in the for(;;) loop below, then
no issue.

Any help would be appreciated!

function getStuff()
{
try
{
httpReq = new XMLHttpRequest();

httpReq.onreadystatechange = function(evt)
{
if (httpReq.readyState == 4)
{
if (httpReq.status == 200)
{
getList(httpReq.responseText);
}
}
}

httpReq.open("GET", "http://www.mysite.com", true);
httpReq.send(null);
}catch(ex)
{
Components.utils.reportError(ex);
}

}

function getList(htmlText)
{
for(;;)
{
}

}- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

actually, let me post the correct code. I do some stuff in the for
loop.

What is your question?
I am afraid I cannot follow your line of thought at all. :-/

Regards,
Erwin Moller

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hiqu escribió:

function getStuff()
{
try
{
httpReq = new XMLHttpRequest();

Since httpReq is global, every time you getStuff() you'll destroy any
other AJAX call that may be executing. Is that the desired effect?

function getList(htmlText)
{
for(;;)
{
}
}

Well, this is pretty obvious xD

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[GArlington]

On Jun 12, 5:54 pm, hiqu <[e-mail]:

This issue is driving me nuts and not able to figure out whats wrong.
I've this code in my firefox extension. Firefox always hangs and
reports the script is busy.

if I introduce a break statement in the for(;;) loop below, then
no issue.

<snap>

>
function getList(htmlText)
{
for(;;)
{
}

}

The above is never ending loop, this is an equivalent of telling your
CPU to do nothing (NOP) but be BUSY all the time...

[GArlington]

On Jun 12, 6:10 pm, hiqu <[e-mail]:

On Jun 12, 9:54 am, hiqu <[e-mail]:

<snap>

>
actually, let me post the correct code. I do some stuff in the for
loop.

Please do (post the correct code), because the posted code does
EXACTLY what you can expect it to do - hangs you machine...