MozNFCPeer.sendFile()

Syntax

<span id="idl-def-IDBIndex" class="idlInterface"><span id="idl-def-MediaRecorder" class="idlInterface"><span class="idlMethod">var req = nfcPeer.sendFile(flieblob);</span></span></span>

Example

var nfcdom = window.navigator.mozNfc;
nfcdom.onpeerready = function(event) {
  var nfcPeer = nfcdom.getNFCPeer(event.detail);
  var blob = ... // construct a 'blob' that is of type 'file'.
  // This 'blob' will be passed onto / handover to Bluetooth interface for the actual file transfer. (Wifi handover is not yet supported)
  var req = nfcPeer.sendFile(blob);
  req.onsuccess = function(e) {
    console.log("Successfully sent file");
  };
  req.onerror = function(e) {
    console.log("Send file failed!");
  };
};

Parameters

The Blob file reference to be transferred.

Returns

A DOMRequest object.

Errors

Error("Unable to create NFCPeer object, Reason:  Bad SessionToken")

Specifications

The NFC implementation in Gecko follows the NFC Forum specifications.

Browser compatibility

[1] Available in privileged apps as of Firefox OS 2.2; certified-only before that.

See also

• Using the NFC API
• Using the NFC emulator
• Introduction to NFC (fairly long reference doc, featuring general NFC terms, and some Nokia platform specifics.)