Web/API/XMLDocument/load

Non-standard This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

DeprecatedThis feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

document.load() is a part of an old version of the W3C DOM Level 3 Load & Save module. Can be used with document.async to indicate whether the request is synchronous or asynchronous (the default). As of at least Gecko 1.9, this no longer supports cross-site loading of documents (Use XMLHttpRequest or fetch() instead).

Examples

var xmlDoc = document.implementation.createDocument("", "test", null);

function documentLoaded (e) {
  alert(new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(e.target)); // Gives querydata.xml contents as string
}

xmlDoc.addEventListener("load", documentLoaded, false);
xmlDoc.load('querydata.xml');

See also the load sample in the XML tests directory. (To test this functionality, create the files on your local disk or on a webserver rather than loading the load.html file from the LXR-generated page, which will serve the text.xml file as HTML.)

Specifications

Old W3C Working Draft of the DOM Level 3 Load & Save module

Browser compatibility

Update compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`load` Deprecated'Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support 3 — 68 Notes' No support 3 — 68 Notes' Notes' See bug 332175 for removal. No support 1 — 3 Notes' Notes' Before version 3, Firefox supported cross-origin loads, even in cases where this would violate CORS.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support 4 — 68 Notes' No support 4 — 68 Notes' Notes' See bug 332175 for removal.	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

No support: No support
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.': Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.': Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
See implementation notes.': See implementation notes.