The read-only BroadcastChannel.name
property returns a DOMString
, which uniquely identifies the given channel with its name. This name is passed to the BroadcastChannel()
constructor at creation time and is therefore read-only.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
Syntax
var str = channel.name;
Examples
// Connect to a channel
var bc = new BroadcastChannel('test_channel');
// More operations (like postMessage, …)
// Log the channel name to the console
console.log(bc.name); // "test_channel"
// When done, disconnect from the channel
bc.close();
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'BroadcastChannel.name' in that specification. | Living Standard | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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name
|
Chrome
Full support 54 |
Edge
Full support ≤79 |
Firefox
Full support 38 |
IE
No support No |
Opera
Full support 41 |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android
Full support 54 |
Chrome Android
Full support 54 |
Firefox Android
? |
Opera Android
Full support 41 |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 6.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
See also
BroadcastChannel
, the interface it belongs to.
BroadcastChannel.name by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.