ServiceWorkerMessageEvent.ServiceWorkerMessageEvent()

The ServiceWorkerMessageEvent() constructor creates a new ServiceWorkerMessageEvent object instance.

Syntax

var mySWME = new ServiceWorkerMessageEvent(type, init);

Parameters

type

A DOMString that defines the type of the message event being created.

init Optional

An initialisation object, which should contain the following parameters:

• data: The event's data — this can be any type.
• origin: A DOMString that defines the origin of the corresponding service worker's environment settings object.
• lastEventId: A DOMString that defines the last event ID of the event source.
• source: The ServiceWorker or MessagePort that sent the message.
• ports: An array containing the MessagePort objects connected to the channel sending the message.

Examples

var init = {
             data : 'hello message',
             source : MessagePortReference,
             ports : MessagePortListReference
           }
var mySWME = new ServiceWorkerMessageEvent('message', init);

Specifications

Browser compatibility

[1] Service workers (and Push) have been disabled in the Firefox 45 and 52 Extended Support Releases (ESR.)

See also

• Using Service Workers
• Service workers basic code example
• Is ServiceWorker ready?
• Channel Messaging