This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
A datachannel
event informs the target, a RTCPeerConnection
object, that a RTCDataChannel
has been added to the connection, as a result of a call to RTCPeerConnection.createDataChannel()
by the remote peer.
This event is not dispatched when the local end of the connection creates the channel.
An event handler for this event can be added via the RTCPeerConnection.ondatachannel
property.
General info
- Specification
- WebRTC 1.0: Real-time Communication Between Browsers
The definition of 'datachannel' in that specification. - Interface
RTCDataChannelEvent
- Bubbles
- No
- Cancelable
- No
- Target
RTCPeerConnection
- Default Action
- None
Properties
RTCDataChannelEvent
is based on Event
, so it also implements its properties.
channel
Read only- A
RTCDataChannel
which represents the data channel which was added to theRTCPeerConnection
.
Methods
RTCDataChannelEvent
is based on Event
, so it also implements its properties. There are no methods specific to RTCDataChannelEvent
.
Related Events
- none
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
WebRTC 1.0: Real-time Communication Between Browsers The definition of 'datachannel' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Basic definition. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | 22 (22) | No support | (Yes) | ? |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | Chrome for Android |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | 28 [2] | 22.0 (22) | No support | No support | No support | (Yes) |
[2] WebRTC, including RTCDataChannel
, was introduced in Chrome 28 for Android behind a flag, and enabled by default starting in Chrome 29 for Android.