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Navigator: taintEnabled() method

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The Navigator.taintEnabled() method always returns false.

Tainting was a security method used by JavaScript 1.2. It has long been removed; this method only stays for maintaining compatibility with very old scripts.

Syntax

js

taintEnabled()

Parameters

None.

Return value

Always returns false.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
taintEnabled No No 1 6 ≤12.1–15 No No No 4 ≤12.1–14 No No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigator/taintEnabled