The type
read-only property of the Client
interface indicates the type of client the service worker is controlling.
The type
read-only property of the Client
interface indicates the type of client the service worker is controlling.
A string, representing the client type. The value can be one of
"window"
"worker"
"sharedworker"
js
// service worker client (e.g. a document) function sendMessage(message) { return new Promise((resolve, reject) => { // note that this is the ServiceWorker.postMessage version navigator.serviceWorker.controller.postMessage(message); window.serviceWorker.onMessage = (e) => { resolve(e.data); }; }); } // controlling service worker self.addEventListener("message", (e) => { // e.source is a client object e.source.postMessage(`Hello! Your message was: ${e.data}`); // Let's also post the type value back to the client e.source.postMessage(e.source.type); });
Specification |
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Service Workers # client-type |
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
type |
60 | 17 | 54 | No | 47 | 11.1 | 60 | 60 | 54 | 44 | 11.3 | 8.0 |
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