DiagnosticsExternal object
Object used to communicate back to the COM API surface and the owner of the Diagnostics Script Engine.
Note These APIs can only be used with F12 developer tools and the Diagnostics Script Engine, and can't be called from JavaScript.
Syntax
var oExternal = oGlobalScope.external;
DOM Information
Inheritance Hierarchy
The DiagnosticsExternal does not inherit from any class or interface.
Members
The DiagnosticsExternal object has these types of members:
- Methods
Methods
The DiagnosticsExternal object has these methods.
Method | Description |
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addEventListener | Registers an event listener of the given type to the object. |
allowProcessToTakeForeground | Calls the Win32 API AllowSetForegroundWindow to allow a specific process to go to the foreground. |
removeEventListener | Unregisters a previously registered event listener of the given type. |
sendMessage | Sends a message to the COM host of the Diagnostics Script Engine. |
takeForeground | Causes Internet Explorer to try to take the Win32 foreground for itself. |
Remarks
Use of the name 'external' is an analog to window.external from the public DOM, where the external object is an exposure of host capabilities.