Syntax

HTMLScriptElement.supports(type)

Parameters

type

A string literal that indicates the type of script for which support is to be checked. Supported values are case sensitive, and include:

"classic": Test if classic scripts are supported. "Classic" scripts are the normal/traditional JavaScript files that predate module scripts.
"module": Test if module scripts are supported.
"importmap": Test if import maps are supported.
"speculationrules": Test if speculation rules are supported and enabled.

Any other value will cause the method to return false.

Return value

Returns true if the indicated script type is supported and false otherwise.

Examples

The code below shows how to check if HTMLScriptElement.supports() is defined, and if so, to use it to test whether particular types of scripts are supported.

const log = document.getElementById("log");
function checkSupport(type) {
  const result = HTMLScriptElement.supports(type) ? "true" : "false";
  log.textContent += `HTMLScriptElement.supports('${type}') is ${result}\n`;
}
if (typeof HTMLScriptElement.supports === "undefined") {
  log.textContent = "HTMLScriptElement.supports() method is not supported";
} else {
  // Check if various script types are supported
  checkSupport("module");
  checkSupport("classic");
  checkSupport("importmap");
  checkSupport("speculationrules");
  // Any other value will cause the method to return false
  checkSupport("anything else");
}

<textarea id="log" rows="6" cols="80"></textarea>

Specifications

Specification
HTML # dom-script-supports-dev

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