The loadURL function now returns something that acts more like XMLHttpRequest should. If you name this return request, call request.abort to abort the request. r=crschmidt (closes #1386)

git-svn-id: http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers@6408 dc9f47b5-9b13-0410-9fdd-eb0c1a62fdaf

lib/OpenLayers/Ajax.js

@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ OpenLayers.nullHandler = function(request) {
  *     receive the request object as an argument.
  *
  * Returns:
- * {OpenLayers.Ajax.Request}  The request object.  To abort loading, call
- *     request.transport.abort();
+ * {XMLHttpRequest}  The request object.  To abort loading, call
+ *     request.abort().
  */
 OpenLayers.loadURL = function(uri, params, caller,
                                   onComplete, onFailure) {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ OpenLayers.loadURL = function(uri, params, caller,
                            : OpenLayers.nullHandler;
 
     // from prototype.js
-    return new OpenLayers.Ajax.Request(
+    var request = new OpenLayers.Ajax.Request(
         uri, 
         {
             method: 'get', 
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ OpenLayers.loadURL = function(uri, params, caller,
             onFailure: failure
         }
     );
+    return request.transport;
 };
 
 /** 

lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.WFS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Tile, {
         this.features = null;
         this.url = null;
         if(this.request) {
-            this.request.transport.abort();
+            this.request.abort();
             //this.request.destroy();
             this.request = null;
         }
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.WFS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Tile, {
     */
     loadFeaturesForRegion:function(success, failure) {
         if(this.request) {
-            this.request.transport.abort();
-            //this.request.destroy();
+            this.request.abort();
         }
         this.request = OpenLayers.loadURL(this.url, null, this, success);
     },