The Transferable interface represents an object that can be transfered between different execution contexts, like the main thread and Web workers.
This is an abstract interface and there is no object of this type. This interface does not define any method or property; it is merely a tag indicating objects that can be used in specific conditions, such as being transfered to a Worker using the Worker.postMessage() method.
Note: The Transferable interface technically no longer exists. The functionality of Transferable objects still exists, however, but is implemented at a more fundamental level (technically speaking, using the [Transferable] WebIDL extended attribute).
The ArrayBuffer, MessagePort, ImageBitmap and OffscreenCanvas types implement this interface.
Properties
The Transferable interface does not implement or inherit specific properties.
Methods
The Transferable interface does not implement or inherit specific properties.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'Transferable' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Replaced Transferable interface with [Transferable] Web IDL extended attribute. |
| HTML5 The definition of 'Transferable' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transferable | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 4 | IE
Full support
10
| Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
See also
- Interfaces implementing it:
ArrayBuffer,MessagePort,ImageBitmap.