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WorkerGlobalScope.importScripts

The importScripts() method of the WorkerGlobalScope interface synchronously imports one or more scripts into the worker's scope.

Syntax

self.importScripts('foo.js');
self.importScripts('foo.js', 'bar.js', ...);

Parameters

A comma-separated list of DOMString objects representing the scripts to be imported.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
NetworkError	The MIME type of an imported script is not a valid JavaScript MIME type.

Example

If you had some functionality written in a separate script called foo.js that you wanted to use inside worker.js, you could import it using the following line:

importScripts('foo.js');

importScripts() and self.importScripts() are effectively equivalent — both represent importScripts() being called from inside the worker's inner scope.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'importScripts()' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	4	Yes	Yes	Yes