How to check if DOM is ready without a framework?

Question

The question is so like a zillion others here and on the web - How to check if DOM has loaded in Javascript? But here\'s the catch:

• Without using a framework l

Answer 1

If relying on document.readyState is ok, quick-and-dirty solution with polling:

(function() {
    var state = document.readyState;
    if(state === 'interactive' || state === 'complete') {
        // do stuff
    }
    else setTimeout(arguments.callee, 100);
})();