Worker.terminate()
The terminate() method of the Worker interface immediately terminates the Worker. This does not offer the worker an opportunity to finish its operations; it is simply stopped at once.
Syntax
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myWorker.terminate();
Parameters
None.
Returns
Void.
Example
The following code snippet shows creation of a Worker object using the Worker() constructor, which is then immediately terminated.
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var myWorker = new Worker("worker.js"); myWorker.terminate();
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'Worker.postMessage()' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from Web Workers. |
| Web Workers The definition of 'Worker.postMessage()' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 4 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 4 |
| Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1.0.1 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.1 |
See also
The Worker interface it belongs to.
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/worker/terminate