TelephonyCallGroup.hold()

This API is available on Firefox OS for internal applications only.

The hold() method of the TelephonyCallGroup interface puts the entire conference call on hold, i.e. every TelephonyCall object within it.

Syntax

JavaScript
myTelephonyCallGroup.hold()

Parameters

None.

Returns

Void.

Examples

JavaScript
// Create your Telephony object
var tel = navigator.mozTelephony;

// Make two calls; assume they are both answered
var call1, call2;
tel.dial(number1).then(call => call1 = call);
tel.dial(number2).then(call => call2 = call);

// Add both calls to the conference call
// Two entries will appear in conference.calls (call1, call2)
// but nothing in tel.calls
var conference = tel.conferenceGroup;
conference.add(call1, call2);

// say we had a hold conference button...
holdButton.onclick = function() {
  conference.hold()
};

// ... and a resume conference button
resumeButton.onclick = function() {
  conference.resume()
};

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Web Telephony Draft Draft

Browser compatibility

For obvious reasons, support is primarily expected on mobile browsers.

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support No support No support No support No support No support
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support No support 12.0 (12.0) 1.0.1 No support No support No support

See also

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/telephonycallgroup/hold

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