Web/API/WindowClient/visibilityState

The visibilityState read-only property of the WindowClient interface indicates the visibility of the current client. This value can be one of "hidden", "visible", or "prerender".

Syntax

var myVisState = windowClient.visibilityState;

Value

A DOMString (See Document.visibilityState for values).

Example

event.waitUntil(clients.matchAll({
    type: "window"
  }).then(function(clientList) {
    for (let i = 0; i < clientList.length; i++) {
      let client = clientList[i];
      if (client.url == '/' && 'focus' in client) {
        if (client.visibilityState === 'hidden')
          return client.focus();
        }
      }
    }

    if (clients.openWindow) {
      return clients.openWindow('/');
    }
  }));
});

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Service WorkersThe definition of 'visibilityState' 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
`visibilityState` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 42	Edge Full support ≤18	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 ?	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 42	Firefox Android Full support 44	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See implementation notes.': See implementation notes.

WindowClient.visibilityState by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.