This wiki page aims to document the difference and common subset of <webview> API provided by various vendors.
API categories
Navigation methods
| API |
Mozilla |
Google |
Microsoft
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| Reload
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reload()
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FIXME
|
FIXME
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| Stop
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stop()
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FIXME
|
FIXME
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| Go back
|
goBack()
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FIXME
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FIXME
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| Go forward
|
goForward()
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FIXME
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FIXME
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| Can go back?
|
getCanGoBack()
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FIXME
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FIXME
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| Can go forward?
|
getCanGoForward()
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FIXME
|
FIXME
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Resource Management methods
| API |
Mozilla |
Google |
Microsoft
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| Change visibility state
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setVisible() & setActive()
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| Get visibility state
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getVisible() & getActive()
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| Clear all resources
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purgeHistory()
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| Download on behalf of URL
|
download()
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Event Dispatch methods
| API |
Mozilla |
Google |
Microsoft
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| Mouse Event
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sendMouseEvent()
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FIXME
|
FIXME
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| Touch Event
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sendTouchEvent()
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FIXME
|
FIXME
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Miscellaneous methods
| API |
Mozilla |
Google |
Microsoft
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| Screenshot
|
getScreenshot()
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|
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| Zooming
|
zoom()
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| Get content's real dimension
|
getContentDimensions()
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Attributes
| API |
Mozilla |
Google |
Microsoft
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| App manifest URL
|
mozapp
|
|
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| Widget manifest URL
|
mozwidget
|
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DOM Events
| API |
Mozilla |
Google |
Microsoft
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| on scroll
|
mozbrowserasyncscroll
|
|
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| on window.close()
|
mozbrowserclose
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| on context menu
|
mozbrowsercontextmenu
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| on error to load
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mozbrowsererror
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| on favicon change
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mozbrowsericonchange
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| on load end
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mozbrowserloadend
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| on load start
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mozbrowserloadstart
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| on location change
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mozbrowserlocationchange
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| on window.open()
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mozbrowseropenwindow
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| on SSL state change
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mozbrowsersecuritychange
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| on prompt (alert, confirm, prompt)
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mozbrowsershowmodalprompt
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| on title change
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mozbrowsertitlechange
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| on HTTP auth
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mozbrowserusernameandpasswordrequired
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| on search engine result
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mozbrowseropensearch
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| After paint
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addNextPaintListener() && removeNextPaintListener()
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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
Google Webview Element
- API doc
- https://developer.chrome.com/apps/tags/webview
Microsoft Webview Element
- API doc
- http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/windows/apps/dn301831.aspx