The browser engine supports various standard APIs. For information about these APIs, see the following W3C resources:
API Support | Description |
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Web SQL Database | A set of APIs to manipulate client-side databases using SQL. |
WebSocket API | An API that allows webpages to use the WebSocket protocol to enable web apps to maintain bidirectional communications with a remote host. |
Web Workers | An API that allows authors of web apps to spawn background workers running scripts in parallel to their main page. This process allows for thread-like operation with message passing as the coordination mechanism. |
Geolocation API Specification | An API that provides scripted access to geographical location information associated with the hosting device. |