datachannel

A datachannel event informs the target, a RTCPeerConnection object, that a RTCDataChannel has been added to the connection, as a result of a call to RTCPeerConnection.createDataChannel() by the remote peer.

An event handler for this event can be added via the RTCPeerConnection.ondatachannel property.

General info

Specification

WebRTC 1.0: Real-time Communication Between Browsers
The definition of 'datachannel' in that specification.

Interface

RTCDataChannelEvent

Bubbles

No

Cancelable

No

Target

RTCPeerConnection

Default Action

None

Properties

RTCDataChannelEvent is based on Event, so it also implements its properties.

channel Read only

A RTCDataChannel which represents the data channel which was added to the RTCPeerConnection.

Methods

RTCDataChannelEvent is based on Event, so it also implements its properties. There are no methods specific to RTCDataChannelEvent.

Related Events

• none

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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[2] WebRTC, including RTCDataChannel, was introduced in Chrome 28 for Android behind a flag, and enabled by default starting in Chrome 29 for Android.

See also

• WebRTC
• RTCDataChannelEvent
• RTCPeerConnection.ondatachannel
• RTCPeerConnection.createDataChannel()