files/en-us/web/api/element/ariabusy/index.md
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The ariaBusy property of the {{domxref("Element")}} interface reflects the value of the aria-busy attribute, which indicates whether an element is being modified, as assistive technologies may want to wait until the modifications are complete before exposing them to the user.
A string with one of the following values:
"true"
"false"
In this example the aria-busy attribute on the element with an ID of clock is set to "false". Using ariaBusy we update the value to "true".
<div
id="clock"
role="timer"
aria-live="polite"
aria-atomic="true"
aria-busy="false"></div>
let el = document.getElementById("clock");
console.log(el.ariaBusy); // false
el.ariaBusy = "true";
console.log(el.ariaBusy); // true
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