The BroadcastChannel.close() terminates the connection to the underlying channel, allowing the object to be garbage collected. This is a necessary step to perform as there is no other way for a browser to know that this channel is not needed anymore.
var str = channel.close();
// Connect to a channel
var bc = new BroadcastChannel('test_channel');
// More operations (like postMessage, …)
// When done, disconnect from the channel
bc.close();
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'BroadcastChannel.close()' in that specification. | Living Standard | Initial definition. |
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 54.0 | 38 (38) | No support | 41 | No support |
| Available in workers | 54.0 | 38 (38) | No support | 41 | No support |
| Feature | Android | Android Webview | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | Chrome for Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | No support | No support | 38.0 (38) | No support | 41 | No support | 54.0 |
| Available in workers | No support | No support | 38.0 (38) | No support | 41 | No support | 54.0 |
BroadcastChannel, the interface it belongs to.
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