Detect the Internet connection is offline?

Question

How to detect the Internet connection is offline in JavaScript?

Answer 1

You can use $.ajax()'s error callback, which fires if the request fails. If textStatus equals the string "timeout" it probably means connection is broken:

function (XMLHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown) {
  // typically only one of textStatus or errorThrown 
  // will have info
  this; // the options for this ajax request
}

From the doc:

Error: A function to be called if the request fails. The function is passed three arguments: The XMLHttpRequest object, a string describing the type of error that occurred and an optional exception object, if one occurred. Possible values for the second argument (besides null) are "timeout", "error", "notmodified" and "parsererror". This is an Ajax Event

So for example:

 $.ajax({
   type: "GET",
   url: "keepalive.php",
   success: function(msg){
     alert("Connection active!")
   },
   error: function(XMLHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown) {
       if(textStatus == 'timeout') {
           alert('Connection seems dead!');
       }
   }
 });