Web/API/RTCDataChannelEvent/channel

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

The read-only property RTCDataChannelEvent.channel returns the RTCDataChannel associated with the event.

Syntax

 var channel = RTCDataChannelEvent.channel;

Value

A RTCDataChannel object representing the data channel linking the receiving RTCPeerConnection to its remote peer.

Example

The first line of code in the datachannel event handler shown below takes the channel from the event object and saves it locally for use by the code handling data traffic.

pc.ondatachannel = function(event) {
  inboundDataChannel = event.channel;
  inboundDataChannel.onmessage = handleIncomingMessage;
  inboundDataChannel.onopen = handleChannelOpen;
  inboundDataChannel.onclose = handleChannelClose;
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WebRTC 1.0: Real-time Communication Between BrowsersThe definition of 'RTCDataChannelEvent.channel' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Initial specification.

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
`channel`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox Full support 22	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support 28	Firefox Android Full support 22	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.5

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support