DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope: close() method

Note: This feature is only available in Dedicated Web Workers.

The close() method of the DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope interface discards any tasks queued in the DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope's event loop, effectively closing this particular scope.

Syntax

js
close()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

If you want to close your worker instance from inside the worker itself, you can call the following:

js
close();

close() and self.close() are effectively equivalent — both represent close() being called from inside the worker's inner scope.

Note: There is also a way to stop the worker from the main thread: the Worker.terminate method.

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-dedicatedworkerglobalscope-close-dev

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobileserver
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Deno
close

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Full support
Full support

See also