ContentIndexEvent()

The ContentIndexEvent() constructor creates a new ContentIndexEvent object whose type and other options are configured as specified.

Syntax

var ContentIndexEvent = new ContentIndexEvent(type, ContentIndexEventInit);

Parameters

type

A DOMString indicating the event which occurred. For ContentIndexEvent, this is always delete.

eventInitDict Optional

An options object containing any initialization data you want to populate the ContentIndexEvent object with. The options are:

• id: The id of the indexed content you want the ContentIndexEvent to remove.

Return value

A ContentIndexEvent object configured using the given inputs.

Examples

This examples constructs a new ContentIndexEvent with the relevant id.

var removeData = {
  id : 'unique-content-id'
}

var ciEvent = new ContentIndexEvent('contentdelete', removeData);

ciEvent.id; // should return 'unique-content-id'

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• An introductory article on the Content Index API
• An app which uses the Content Index API to list and remove 'save for later' content
• Service Worker API, along with information about Cache and CacheStorage