message (ServiceWorker)

Examples

When the following code is used inside the main thread to set up a message channel between it and a service worker for sending messages between the two, the event object of onmessage will be a ServiceWorkerMessageEvent.

navigator.serviceWorker.ready.then(function(reg) {  
  ...
      // set up a message channel to communicate with the SW
      var channel = new MessageChannel();
      channel.port1.onmessage = function(e) {
        console.log(e);
        handleChannelMessage(e.data);
      }
      mySW = reg.active;
      mySW.postMessage('hello', [channel.port2]);
  });

Inheritance

When fired on a ServiceWorkerContainer object, the message event implements the ServiceworkerMessageEvent interface, which inherits from the Event interface — it therefore has available the properties and methods defined on both interfaces.

When fired on a ServiceWorkerGlobalScope object, the message event implements the ExtendableMessageEvent interface, which inherits from the ExtendableEvent interface — it therefore has available the properties and methods defined on both interfaces.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

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