WebAPI/BrowserAPI/Common Subset
< WebAPI | BrowserAPI
This wiki page aims to document the difference and common subset of <webview> API provided by various vendors.
API categories
| API | Mozilla | Microsoft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reload | reload() | reload() | |
| Stop | stop() | stop() | |
| Go back | goBack() | back() | |
| Go forward | goForward() | forward() | |
| Can go back? | getCanGoBack() | canGoBack() | |
| Can go forward? | getCanGoForward() | canGoForward() | |
| Go to particular history entry | go() |
Resource Management methods
| API | Mozilla | Microsoft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change visibility state | setVisible() & setActive() | ||
| Get visibility state | getVisible() & getActive() | ||
| Clear resources | purgeHistory() | clearData() | |
| Download on behalf of URL | download() | ||
| Inject Script | executeScript() | ||
| Inject CSS | insertCSS() |
Event Dispatch methods
| API | Mozilla | Microsoft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse Event | sendMouseEvent() | ||
| Touch Event | sendTouchEvent() |
Miscellaneous methods
| API | Mozilla | Microsoft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screenshot | getScreenshot() | ||
| Zooming | zoom() | setZoom() | |
| Get current zoom factor | getZoom() | ||
| Get content's real dimension | getContentDimensions() | ||
| Search content | find() | ||
| Stop search content | stopFinding() | ||
| Get UserAgent | getUserAgent() | ||
| Check if UserAgent is overridden | isUserAgentOverridden() | ||
| Override UserAgent | setUserAgentOverride() | ||
| Print page | print() |
WebApp methods
| API | Mozilla | Microsoft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indicating a active InputMethod App | setInputMethodActive() | ||
| Get process identifier | getProcessId() | ||
| Stop a process | terminate() |
Attributes
| API | Mozilla | Microsoft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| App manifest URL | mozapp | ||
| Widget manifest URL | mozwidget |
DOM Events
| API | Mozilla | Microsoft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| on scroll | mozbrowserasyncscroll | ||
| on window.close() | mozbrowserclose | close | |
| on context menu | mozbrowsercontextmenu | ||
| on error to load | mozbrowsererror | loadabort | |
| on favicon change | mozbrowsericonchange | ||
| on load end | mozbrowserloadend | loadcommit, contentload | |
| on load start | mozbrowserloadstart | loadstart | |
| on load stop | loadstop | ||
| on load redirect | loadredirect | ||
| on location change | mozbrowserlocationchange | ||
| on window.open() | mozbrowseropenwindow | newwindow | |
| on SSL state change | mozbrowsersecuritychange | ||
| on prompt (alert, confirm, prompt) | mozbrowsershowmodalprompt | dialog | |
| on title change | mozbrowsertitlechange | ||
| on HTTP auth | mozbrowserusernameandpasswordrequired | ||
| on asking permission | permissionrequest | ||
| on search engine result | mozbrowseropensearch | ||
| After paint | addNextPaintListener() && removeNextPaintListener() | ||
| When the guest window logs a console message | consolemessage | ||
| When the process rendering the guest web content has exited | exit | ||
| When new find(content search) result appears | findupdate | ||
| When the content is responsive | responsive | ||
| When the content is unresponsive | unresponsive | ||
| On content size change | sizechanged | ||
| On zoom factor change | zoomchange |
Links
Mozilla Browser Element
- API doc
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Using_the_Browser_API
- WebIDL
- http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/dom/webidl/BrowserElement.webidl