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DOMTokenList: supports() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨April 2018⁩.

The supports() method of the DOMTokenList interface returns true if a given token is in the associated attribute's supported tokens. This method is intended to support feature detection.

Syntax

supports(token)

Parameters

token

A string containing the token to query for.

Return value

A boolean value indicating whether the token was found.

Example

const iframe = document.getElementById("display");

if (iframe.sandbox.supports("an-upcoming-feature")) {
  // support code for mystery future feature
} else {
  // fallback code
}

if (iframe.sandbox.supports("allow-scripts")) {
  // instruct frame to run JavaScript
  //
  // (NOTE: This feature is well-supported; this is just an example!)
  //
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android WebView on iOS
supports 49 17 49 36 10.1 49 49 36 10.3 5.0 49 10.3

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DOMTokenList/supports