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MessageEvent.data

The data read-only property of the MessageEvent interface represents the data sent by the message emitter.

Syntax

var data = messageEvent.data;

Value

The data sent by the message emitter; this can be any data type.

Example

myWorker.onmessage = function(e) {
  result.textContent = e.data;
  console.log('Message received from worker');
};

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Unknown
The definition of 'data' in that specification.
Unknown Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 1 Yes 4 9 ? 10
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support ? ? ? ? ? 3 ?

See also

  • ExtendableMessageEvent — similar to this interface but used in interfaces that needs to give more flexibility to authors.

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