BroadcastChannel()
The BroadcastChannel()
constructor creates a new
BroadcastChannel
and connects it to the underlying channel.
Note:
This feature is available in Web Workers.Syntax
channel = new BroadcastChannel(channel);
Values
- channel
- Is a
DOMString
representing the name of the channel; there is one single channel with this name for all browsing contexts with the same origin.
Example
// create a new channel listening to the "internal_notification" channel.
var bc = new BroadcastChannel('internal_notification');
bc.postMessage('New listening connected!');
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'BroadcastChannel()' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
BroadcastChannel
, the interface it belongs to.