Instance properties

PluginArray.length Read only: The number of plugins in the array.

Instance methods

PluginArray.item: Returns the Plugin at the specified index into the array.
PluginArray.namedItem: Returns the Plugin with the specified name.
PluginArray.refresh: Refreshes all plugins on the current page, optionally reloading documents.

Examples

The following example function returns the version of the Shockwave Flash plugin.

const pluginsLength = navigator.plugins.length;
document.body.innerHTML =
  `${pluginsLength} Plugin(s)<br>` +
  `<table id="pluginTable"><thead>` +
  `<tr><th>Name</th><th>Filename</th><th>description</th><th>version</th></tr>` +
  `</thead><tbody></tbody></table>`;
const table = document.getElementById("pluginTable");
for (let i = 0; i < pluginsLength; i++) {
  let newRow = table.insertRow();
  newRow.insertCell().textContent = navigator.plugins[i].name;
  newRow.insertCell().textContent = navigator.plugins[i].filename;
  newRow.insertCell().textContent = navigator.plugins[i].description;
  newRow.insertCell().textContent = navigator.plugins[i].version ?? "";
}

The following example displays information about the installed plugin(s).

const pluginsLength = navigator.plugins.length;
document.write(
  `${pluginsLength.toString()} Plugin(s)<br>` +
    `Name | Filename | description<br>`,
);
for (let i = 0; i < pluginsLength; i++) {
  document.write(
    `${navigator.plugins[i].name} | ${navigator.plugins[i].filename} | ${navigator.plugins[i].description} | ${navigator.plugins[i].version}<br>`,
  );
}

Specifications

Specification
HTML # pluginarray

Browser compatibility

In addition to listing each plugin as a pseudo-array by zero-indexed numeric properties, Firefox provides properties that are the plugin name directly on the PluginArray object.

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This page was last modified on Nov 5, 2024 by MDN contributors.