Web/API/Client/frameType

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The frameType read-only property of the Client interface indicates the type of browsing context of the current Client. This value can be one of "auxiliary", "top-level", "nested", or "none".

Syntax

var myFrameType = client.frameType;

Example

TBD

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Service WorkersThe definition of 'frameType' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
frameType Experimental'	Chrome Full support 43	Edge Full support 17	Firefox Full support 44 Notes' Full support 44 Notes' Notes' Extended Support Releases (ESR) before Firefox 78 ESR do not support service workers and the Push API.	IE No support No	Opera Full support 30	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 43	Chrome Android Full support 43	Firefox Android Full support 44	Opera Android Full support 30	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

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Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'

Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

See implementation notes.'

See implementation notes.

Client.frameType by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.