PresentationConnection

The PresentationConnection interface of the Presentation API provides methods and properties for managing a single presentation. Each presentation connection is represented by a PresentationConnection object. Both the controlling user agent and receiving user agent MUST implement PresentationConnection.

Properties

PresentationConnection.binaryType
Returns either blob or arrayBuffer. When a PresentationConnection object is created, its binaryType IDL attribute MUST be set to the string " arraybuffer".
PresentationConnection.id Read only
Provides the presentation connection identifier.
PresentationConnection.state Read only
The state attribute represents the presentation connection's current state.

Event handlers

PresentationConnection.onclose
Fired when there is a call to PresentationConnection.close().
PresentationConnection.onconnect
Fired when a presentation connection is established.
PresentationConnection.onmessage
Fired when there is a call to PresentationConnection.send().
PresentationConnection.onterminated
Fired when there is a call to PresentationConnection.terminate().

Methods

PresentationConnection.close()
Closes the current connection and sends a PresentationConnectionCloseEvent to PresentationConnection.onclosed.
PresentationConnection.send()
Sends either binary or text data between a controlling browsing context and a presenting browsing context.
PresentationConnection.terminate()
Terminates the current connection and fires PresentationConnection.onterminated.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Presentation API
The definition of 'PresentationConnection interface' in that specification.
Editor's Draft Initial definition.

Browser Compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support

48.0

? ? ? ?
close() 49.0        
onconnect, onclose, onterminate 50.0        
Feature Android Android Webview Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile Chrome for Android
Basic support No support No support ? ? ? ? ? 48.0
close() No support No support           49.0
onconnect, onclose, onterminate No support No support           50.0

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/presentationconnection

API Experimental Interface Presentation API PresentationConnection Reference