Web/API/Worker/terminate

The terminate() method of the Worker interface immediately terminates the Worker. This does not offer the worker an opportunity to finish its operations; it is simply stopped at once.

Syntax

myWorker.terminate();

Parameters

None.

Returns

Void.

Example

The following code snippet shows creation of a Worker object using the Worker() constructor, which is then immediately terminated.

var myWorker = new Worker('worker.js');

myWorker.terminate();

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'Worker.terminate()' in that specification.	Living Standard

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
terminate	Chrome Full support 4	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 3.5	IE Full support 10	Opera Full support 10.6	Safari Full support 4	WebView Android Full support 4	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 11	Safari iOS Full support 5.1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

See also

The Worker interface it belongs to.

Worker.terminate() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.