PluginArray

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 PluginArray interface is used to store a list of Plugin objects describing the available plugins; it's returned by the navigator.plugins property. The PluginArray is not a JavaScript array, but has the length property and supports accessing individual items using bracket notation (plugins[2]), as well as via item(index) and namedItem("name") methods.

Note: Own properties of PluginArray objects are no longer enumerable in the latest browser versions.

Properties

PluginArray.lengthRead only

The number of plugins in the array.

Methods

PluginArray.item

Returns the Plugin at the specified index into the array.

PluginArray.namedItem

Returns the Plugin with the specified name.

PluginArray.refresh

Refreshes all plugins on the current page, optionally reloading documents.

Examples

The following example function returns the version of the Shockwave Flash plugin.

var pluginsLength = navigator.plugins.length;

document.body.innerHTML = pluginsLength + " Plugin(s)<br>"
  + '<table id="pluginTable"><thead>'
  +'<tr><th>Name</th><th>Filename</th><th>description</th><th>version</th></tr>'
  +'</thead><tbody></tbody></table>';

var table = document.getElementById('pluginTable');

for(var i = 0; i < pluginsLength; i++) {
  let newRow = table.insertRow();
  newRow.insertCell().textContent = navigator.plugins[i].name;
  newRow.insertCell().textContent = navigator.plugins[i].filename;
  newRow.insertCell().textContent = navigator.plugins[i].description;
  newRow.insertCell().textContent = navigator.plugins[i].version?navigator.plugins[i].version:"";
}

The following example displays information about the installed plugin(s).

var pluginsLength = navigator.plugins.length;

document.write(
  pluginsLength.toString() + " Plugin(s)<br>" +
  "Name | Filename | description<br>"
);

for(var i = 0; i < pluginsLength; i++) {
  document.write(
    navigator.plugins[i].name +
    " | " +
    navigator.plugins[i].filename +
    " | " +
    navigator.plugins[i].description +
    " | " +
    navigator.plugins[i].version +
    "<br>"
  );
}

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard (HTML)
# pluginarray

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
PluginArray
1
12
1
4
≤12.1
1
1
18
4
≤12.1
1
1.0
item
1
Since Chrome 59, method parameters are required instead of optional.
12
Since Edge 79, method parameters are required instead of optional.
1
6
≤12.1
Since Opera 46, method parameters are required instead of optional.
4
≤37
Since WebView 59, method parameters are required instead of optional.
18
Since Chrome 59, method parameters are required instead of optional.
4
≤12.1
Since Opera Android 43, method parameters are required instead of optional.
3.2
1.0
Since Samsung Internet 7.0, method parameters are required instead of optional.
length
1
12
1
4
≤12.1
1
1
18
4
≤12.1
1
1.0
namedItem
1
Since Chrome 59, method parameters are required instead of optional.
12
Since Edge 79, method parameters are required instead of optional.
1
6
≤12.1
Since Opera 46, method parameters are required instead of optional.
4
≤37
Since WebView 59, method parameters are required instead of optional.
18
Since Chrome 59, method parameters are required instead of optional.
4
≤12.1
Since Opera Android 43, method parameters are required instead of optional.
3.2
1.0
Since Samsung Internet 7.0, method parameters are required instead of optional.
refresh
1
Since Chrome 59, method parameters are required instead of optional.
12
Since Edge 79, method parameters are required instead of optional.
1
6
≤12.1
Since Opera 46, method parameters are required instead of optional.
1
1
Since WebView 59, method parameters are required instead of optional.
18
Since Chrome 59, method parameters are required instead of optional.
4
≤12.1
Since Opera Android 43, method parameters are required instead of optional.
1
1.0
Since Samsung Internet 7.0, method parameters are required instead of optional.

In addition to listing each plugin as a pseudo-array by zero-indexed numeric properties, Firefox provides properties that are the plugin name directly on the PluginArray object.

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