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Instance methods

WindowClient inherits methods from its parent interface, Client.

WindowClient.focus()

Gives user input focus to the current client.

WindowClient.navigate()

Loads a specified URL into a controlled client page.

Instance properties

WindowClient inherits properties from its parent interface, Client.

WindowClient.ancestorOrigins Read only

An array of strings that indicates the ancestor origins of the browsing context represented by this WindowClient in reverse order.

WindowClient.focused Read only

A boolean that indicates whether the current client has focus.

WindowClient.visibilityState Read only

Indicates the visibility of the current client. This value can be one of "hidden" or "visible".

Example

js

self.addEventListener("notificationclick", (event) => {
  console.log("On notification click: ", event.notification.tag);
  event.notification.close();
  // This looks to see if the current is already open and
  // focuses if it is
  event.waitUntil(
    clients
      .matchAll({
        type: "window",
      })
      .then((clientList) => {
        for (const client of clientList) {
          if (client.url === "/" && "focus" in client) {
            client.focus();
            break;
          }
        }
        if (clients.openWindow) return clients.openWindow("/");
      }),
  );
});

Specifications

Specification
Service Workers Nightly
# windowclient

Browser compatibility

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