Locks.name

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The name read-only property of the Lock interface returns the name passed to LockManager.request selected when the lock was requested.

The name of a lock is passed by script when the lock is requested. The name is selected by the developer to represent an abstract resource for which use is being coordinated across multiple tabs, workers, or other code within the origin. For example, if only one tab of a web application should be synchronizing network resources with an offline database, it could use a lock name such as "net_db_sync".

Syntax

var name = Lock.name

Value

A DOMString.

Example

The following examples show how the name property passed in the call to LockManager.request(). LockManager is the object returned by navigator.locks.

navigator.locks.request("net_db_sync", show_lock_properties);

function show_lock_properties(lock) {
  console.log(`The lock name is: ${lock.name}`);
  console.log(`The lock mode is: ${lock.mode}`);
}

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Web Locks API
The definition of 'name' in that specification.
Draft Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
name
Experimental
Chrome Full support 69Edge Full support ≤79Firefox ? IE ? Opera Full support 56Safari ? WebView Android Full support 69Chrome Android Full support 69Firefox Android ? Opera Android Full support 48Safari iOS ? Samsung Internet Android Full support 10.0

Legend

Full support
Full support
Compatibility unknown
Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.