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
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NPP_Destroy - Deletes a specific instance of a plug-in.
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NPP_DestroyStream - Tells the plug-in that a stream is about to be closed or destroyed.
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NP_GetEntryPoints - Undocumented.
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NP_GetMIMEDescription - Registers the mime types supported by the plug-in (Unix, Mac OS).
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NPP_GetValue - Allows the browser to query the plug-in for information.
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NP_GetValue - Allows the browser to query the plug-in for information.
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NPP_HandleEvent - Delivers a platform-specific window event to the instance.
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NP_Initialize - Provides global initialization for a plug-in.
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NPP_New - Creates a new instance of a plug-in.
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NPP_NewStream - Notifies a plug-in instance of a new data stream.
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NPP_Print - Requests a platform-specific print operation for an embedded or full-screen plug-in.
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NPP_SetValue - Sets information about the plug-in.
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NPP_SetWindow - Tells the plug-in when a window is created, moved, sized, or destroyed.
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NP_Shutdown - Provides global deinitialization for a plug-in.
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NPP_StreamAsFile - Provides a local file name for the data from a stream.
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NPP_URLNotify - Notifies the instance of the completion of a URL request.
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NPP_Write - Delivers data to a plug-in instance.
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NPP_WriteReady - Determines maximum number of bytes that the plug-in can consume.