The read-only BroadcastChannel.name property returns a DOMString, which uniquely identifies the given channel with its name. This name is passed to the BroadcastChannel() constructor at creation time and is therefore read-only.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
Syntax
var str = channel.name;
Examples
// Connect to a channel
var bc = new BroadcastChannel('test_channel');
// More operations (like postMessage, …)
// Log the channel name to the console
console.log(bc.name); // "test_channel"
// When done, disconnect from the channel
bc.close();
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'BroadcastChannel.name' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
name | Chrome Full support 54 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox Full support 38 | IE No support No | Opera Full support 41 | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 54 | Chrome Android Full support 54 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support 41 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
See also
BroadcastChannel, the interface it belongs to.
