ajax synchronous call with timeout

Question

New to ajax, so asking a very basic question.

-- Is there no way to make a Synchronous ajax call (async:false) with timeout set on it.?

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Answer 1

I don't believe it's possible to set a timeout on a synchronous call. When you set "async:false", I believe the browser actually locks up while waiting for the response. You should only use a synchronous request if you absolutely need to (because of the browser locking up).