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()	reload()
Stop	stop()	stop()
Go back	goBack()	back()
Go forward	goForward()	forward()
Can go back?	getCanGoBack()	canGoBack()
Can go forward?	getCanGoForward()	canGoForward()
Go to particular history entry		go()

Resource Management methods

API	Mozilla	Google	Microsoft
Change visibility state	setVisible() & setActive()
Get visibility state	getVisible() & getActive()
Clear resources	purgeHistory()	clearData()
Download on behalf of URL	download()
Inject Script		executeScript()
Inject CSS		insertCSS()

Event Dispatch methods

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

Miscellaneous methods

API	Mozilla	Google	Microsoft
Screenshot	getScreenshot()
Zooming	zoom()	setZoom()
Get current zoom factor		getZoom()
Get content's real dimension	getContentDimensions()
Search content		find()
Stop search content		stopFinding()
Get UserAgent		getUserAgent()
Check if UserAgent is overridden		isUserAgentOverridden()
Override UserAgent		setUserAgentOverride()
Print page		print()

WebApp methods

API	Mozilla	Google	Microsoft
Indicating a active InputMethod App	setInputMethodActive()
Get process identifier		getProcessId()
Stop a process		terminate()

Attributes

API	Mozilla	Google	Microsoft
App manifest URL	mozapp
Widget manifest URL	mozwidget

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
After paint	addNextPaintListener() && removeNextPaintListener()

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