WebAPI/BrowserAPI/Common Subset

This wiki page aims to document the difference and common subset of <webview> API provided by various vendors.

API categories

Navigation methods

API	Mozilla	Google	Microsoft
Reload	reload()	FIXME	FIXME
Stop	stop()	FIXME	FIXME
Go back	goBack()	FIXME	FIXME
Go forward	goForward()	FIXME	FIXME
Can go back?	getCanGoBack()	FIXME	FIXME
Can go forward?	getCanGoForward()	FIXME	FIXME

Resource Management methods

API	Mozilla	Google	Microsoft
Change visibility state	setVisible()	FIXME	FIXME
Get visibility state	getVisible()	FIXME	FIXME
Clear all resources	purgeHistory()	FIXME	FIXME

Event Dispatch methods

API	Mozilla	Google	Microsoft
Mouse Event	sendMouseEvent()	FIXME	FIXME
Touch Event	sendTouchEvent()	FIXME	FIXME

Miscellaneous methods

API	Mozilla	Google	Microsoft
Screenshot	getScreenshot()	FIXME	FIXME
Zooming	zoom()	FIXME	FIXME

DOM Events

API	Mozilla	Google	Microsoft
on scroll	mozbrowserasyncscroll
on window.close()	mozbrowserclose
on context menu	mozbrowsercontextmenu
on error to load	mozbrowsererror
on favicon change	mozbrowsericonchange
on load end	mozbrowserloadend
on load start	mozbrowserloadstart
on location change	mozbrowserlocationchange
on window.open()	mozbrowseropenwindow
on SSL state change	mozbrowsersecuritychange
on prompt (alert, confirm, prompt)	mozbrowsershowmodalprompt
on title change	mozbrowsertitlechange
on HTTP auth	mozbrowserusernameandpasswordrequired
on search engine result	mozbrowseropensearch

Links

Mozilla Browser Element

API doc

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Using_the_Browser_API

WebIDL

http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/dom/webidl/BrowserElement.webidl

Google Webview Element

API doc

https://developer.chrome.com/apps/tags/webview

Microsoft Webview Element

API doc

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/windows/apps/dn301831.aspx