How To Do A Synchronous Xmlhttprequest In Chrome App?

Using the following code: var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhr.open('GET', url, false); Yields the following error: Uncaught InvalidAccessError: Failed to execute 'open' on 'XMLHtt

Solution 1:

Synchronous XMLHttpRequests are disabled by default for Chrome apps.

Check this link to see all disabled web features and the workarounds. For this case:

Use async-only XMLHttpRequest: Getting Rid of Synchrounous XXRs.