Handling errors in jQuery.getScript

Question

jQuery\'s getScript function doesn\'t seem to support an error callback function. I can\'t use the global ajax error handling code here, a local error function would be idea

Answer 1

For cross domain script tags, the success event fires but the error event does not; no matter what syntax you use. You can try this approach:

1. Create an error handler and set it to fire after few seconds using handle = window.setTimeout
2. Inside your success callback function, cancel the timeout using window.clearTimeout(handle)

Sample code:

var timeoutId; // timeout id is a global variable
timeoutId = window.setTimeout(function() {
    alert("Error");
}, 5000);
$.getScript("http://other-domain.com/script.js", function(){
    window.clearTimeout(timeoutId);
});