RTCDataChannelEvent()

The RTCDataChannelEvent() constructor creates a new RTCDataChannelEvent.

Syntax

 var event = new RTCDataChannelEvent(type, rtcDataChannelEventInit);

Parameters

type

A DOMString which specifies the name of the event. There is only one type of RTCDataChannelEvent, so this will always be "datachannel".

rtcDataChannelEventInit

A RTCDataChannelEventInit dictionary, which has following fields:

• "channel" of type RTCDataChannel, representing the data channel being concerned by the event.
• "bubbles", optional, inherited from EventInit. Indicates if the event must bubble or not. Default is false.
• "cancelable", optional, inherited from EventInit. Indicates if the event can be canceled or not. Default is false.

Value

A new RTCDataChannelEvent configured as specified.

Example

In this example, a new datachannel event is created. dc is a data channel which already exists.

var event = new RTCDataChannelEvent("datachannel", {"channel": dc});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• WebRTC
• RTCDataChannel
• RTCPeerConnection
• A simple RTCDataChannel sample