Window: external property
Deprecated
Avoid using this feature in new projects. This feature may be a candidate for removal from web standards or browsers.
The external property of the Window API returns an instance of the External interface, which was intended to contain functions related to adding external search providers to the browser. However, this is now deprecated, and the contained methods are now dummy functions that do nothing as per spec.
Instance methods
The External object has the following methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
AddSearchProvider(descriptionURL)
|
Dummy function; does nothing. Used to register search descriptions. |
IsSearchProviderInstalled() |
Dummy function; does nothing. |
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML # external |