Client.type
The type
read-only property of the Client
interface indicates the type of client the service worker is controlling.
Syntax
var myClientType = client.type;
Value
A string, representing the client type. The value can be one of
"window"
"worker"
"sharedworker"
Example
// service worker client (e.g. a document) function sendMessage(message) { return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) { // note that this is the ServiceWorker.postMessage version navigator.serviceWorker.controller.postMessage(message); window.serviceWorker.onMessage = function(e) { resolve(e.data); }; }); } // controlling service worker self.addEventListener("message", function(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); });
Specifications
Specification |
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Service Workers 1 # client-type |
Browser compatibility
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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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Client/type