WifiManager.getNetworks()

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

Summary

The getNetworks method is used to retrieve the whole list of available WiFi networks surrounding the device.

Syntax

JavaScript
var request = navigator.mozWifiManager.getNetworks();

Returns

It returns a DOMRequest to handle the success or error of the operation. If the operation is successful, the request's result is an Array of Network object.

Network

Those objects are regular JavaScript objects with the following properties:

ssid Read only
A string representing the ssid of the network.
bssid Read only
A string representing the bssid of the network.
capabilities Read only
An array of strings representing the special abilities of the network (currently, only WPS is supported).
security Read only
An array of strings representing the security model of the network (currently supports WEP, WPA-PSK, and WPA-EAP).
signalStrength Read only
A number indicating the absolute strength of the signal in dBm.
relSignalStrength Read only
A number in the range [0,100] indicating the relative strength of the signal.
connected  Read only
A boolean indicating if the device is connected to that network.
known Read only
A boolean indicating if the network is already known by the device (it has been used already).

Specification

Not part of any specification.

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/wifimanager/getnetworks

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