This chapter describes methods in the plug-in API that are available for the plug-in object. The names of all of these methods begin with NPP_ to indicate that they are implemented by the plug-in and called by the browser. For an overview of how these two sides of the plug-in API interact, see the How Plug-ins Work and Overview of Plug-in Structure sections in the introduction.
Plugin method summary
NPP_Destroy- Deletes a specific instance of a plug-in.
NPP_DestroyStream- Tells the plug-in that a stream is about to be closed or destroyed.
NP_GetEntryPoints- Undocumented.
NP_GetMIMEDescription- Registers the mime types supported by the plug-in (Unix, Mac OS).
NPP_GetValue- Allows the browser to query the plug-in for information.
NP_GetValue- Allows the browser to query the plug-in for information.
NPP_HandleEvent- Delivers a platform-specific window event to the instance.
NP_Initialize- Provides global initialization for a plug-in.
NPP_New- Creates a new instance of a plug-in.
NPP_NewStream- Notifies a plug-in instance of a new data stream.
NPP_Print- Requests a platform-specific print operation for an embedded or full-screen plug-in.
NPP_SetValue- Sets information about the plug-in.
NPP_SetWindow- Tells the plug-in when a window is created, moved, sized, or destroyed.
NP_Shutdown- Provides global deinitialization for a plug-in.
NPP_StreamAsFile- Provides a local file name for the data from a stream.
NPP_URLNotify- Notifies the instance of the completion of a URL request.
NPP_Write- Delivers data to a plug-in instance.
NPP_WriteReady- Determines maximum number of bytes that the plug-in can consume.