<html>
<body>
<script language="JavaScript"> function function1() {
var m = document.all.myI.readyState;
alert(m);
}
</script>
<img id="myI" src="yourimage.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225">
<input type="button" value="Get the state of the image object" onclick="function1();">
</body>
</html>