WebAssembly.Module.imports()

The WebAssembly.imports() function returns an array containing descriptions of all the declared imports of the given Module.

Syntax

WebAssembly.Module.imports(module)

Parameters

module

A WebAssembly.Module object.

Return value

An array containing objects representing the imported functions of the given module.

Exceptions

If module is not a WebAssembly.Module object instance, a TypeError is thrown.

Examples

Using imports

The following example (see imports.html source code; see it live also) compiles the loaded simple.wasm module. This module is then queried for its imports.

WebAssembly.compileStreaming(fetch('simple.wasm'))
.then(function(mod) {
  var imports = WebAssembly.Module.imports(mod);
  console.log(imports[0]);
});

The output looks like this:

{ module: "imports", name: "imported_func", kind: "function" }

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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imports
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Disabled in the Firefox 52 Extended Support Release (ESR).
No
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Disabled in the Firefox 52 Extended Support Release (ESR).
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7.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/WebAssembly/Module/imports