Widely Available
Workers
id: dedicated-workers
Dedicated workers
The
Worker() constructor runs a script in its own thread, which can send and receive messages with the script that created it. Also known as web workers.
Baseline Status:
Achieved Widely Available on Jan 29, 2018 (Cross-browser Newly Available since Jul 29, 2015).
Desktop Browser Engine Support
Google Chrome
4
Supported
Mozilla Firefox
4
Supported
Apple Safari
4
Supported
Microsoft Edge
12
Supported
Mobile Browser Engine Support
Chrome Android
18
Firefox Android
4
Safari iOS
5
Specifications and References
MDN Browser Compat Data Keys:
api.DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope ↗
api.DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope.close ↗
api.DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope.name ↗
api.Worker ↗
api.Worker.Worker ↗
api.Worker.Worker.mime_checks ↗
api.Worker.Worker.options_name_parameter ↗
api.Worker.error_event ↗
api.Worker.terminate ↗
api.Worker.worker_support ↗
api.WorkerGlobalScope ↗
api.WorkerGlobalScope.error_event ↗
api.WorkerGlobalScope.importScripts ↗
api.WorkerGlobalScope.importScripts.mime_checks ↗
api.WorkerGlobalScope.location ↗
api.WorkerGlobalScope.navigator ↗
api.WorkerGlobalScope.rejectionhandled_event ↗
api.WorkerGlobalScope.self ↗
api.WorkerGlobalScope.unhandledrejection_event ↗
api.WorkerLocation ↗
api.WorkerLocation.hash ↗
api.WorkerLocation.host ↗
api.WorkerLocation.hostname ↗
api.WorkerLocation.href ↗
api.WorkerLocation.origin ↗
api.WorkerLocation.pathname ↗
api.WorkerLocation.port ↗
api.WorkerLocation.protocol ↗
api.WorkerLocation.search ↗
api.WorkerLocation.toString ↗
api.WorkerNavigator ↗