SharedWorker.port

The port property of the SharedWorker interface returns a MessagePort object used to communicate and control the shared worker.

Syntax

myWorker.port;

Value

A MessagePort object.

Example

The following code snippet shows creation of a SharedWorker object using the SharedWorker() constructor. Multiple scripts can then access the worker through a MessagePort object accessed using the SharedWorker.port property — the port is started using its start() method:

var myWorker = new SharedWorker('worker.js');
myWorker.port.start();

For a full example, see our Basic shared worker example (run shared worker.)

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
port
4
79
29
No
10.6
5-7
No
No
33
11-14
5-7
4.0-5.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SharedWorker/port