dojo/has¶
| Authors: | Chris Mitchell, Pete Higgins |
|---|---|
| Project owner: | Kris Zyp |
| since: | 1.7 |
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dojo/has provides standardized feature detection with an extensible API. It is based on the conventions in the has.js project.
Introduction¶
Browser sniffing and feature inference are flawed techniques for detecting browser support in client side JavaScript.
The dojo/has API is useful for adding new feature tests the result of which can be used later when features need to
be detected. The goal of the dojo/has API is to provide a standard feature testing and feature detection module for
use in Dojo modules. Although the signature of the dojo/has API conforms to the has.js implementation and feature
names, Dojo modules implement their own version of dojo/has tests, as some shortcuts and inferences are already
available in the Toolkit.
dojo/has feature detection is lazy instantiated, meaning that the code that determines if the feature is detected
will not be executed until the feature is actually requested and the return value is then cached for future calls for
the same feature.
Dojo Core and Dijit modules make use of dojo/has feature detection. There are still a number of DojoX projects
that continue to use dojo.isXXX user agent sniffing. This conversion is an ongoing process.
dojo/has can be used a loader plugin with a ternary conditional expression so that modules can be loaded
conditionally.
The basic tests defined within the dojo/has module can be enhanced with other modules registering additional
features and tests. One frequently used module that extends dojo/has with additional tests and features is
dojo/sniff.
Using staticHasFeatures in a build configuration, along with the closure JavaScript compiler can produce a build
where dead code paths are removed. See the builder documentation for more information.
Usage¶
In order to use this module, it must be added to your module’s dependency list, for example:
define(["dojo/has"], function(has){
if(has("dom")){
// Do something based on feature
}
});
The feature detection convention is to return a “truthy” value, meaning that if the feature is available, a value that
would evaluate as true is returned. If the feature is not present, dojo/has should return a false.
The modules can be used as a loader plugin. To do so, the plugin argument is a ternary logic expression where the first argument is the feature, the second is the module to load if it is true and the optional third is module to load if the feature is false:
require(["dojo/has!feature?package/module:package/other"], function(featureModule){
// If feature is true, package/module loaded
// If feature is false, package/other loaded
});
Features can be registered by providing a feature name and a test function:
has.add("some-test-name", function(global, document, anElement){
// Feature dection code, returning a truthy value if true
return true;
});
The test function should take up to three arguments:
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| global | Reference to the global scope |
| document | Reference to the document object |
| anElement | A generic element to be used if required |
Note any test function should clean up after itself. Ensure there are no leaks!
You can register and run a test immediately by passing a truthy value after the test function:
has.add("some-other-test", function(){
return false; // Boolean
}, true);
While it may seem logical to pass a non-wrapped function like the following, it is not advised:
// this is not wrapped in a function, and should be:
has.add("some-other-test", ("foo" in bar)); // or whatever
Without it being wrapped as a function, the execution takes place immediately instead of being lazy executed when the feature is actually required in a code path.
Feature Names¶
The following feature tests are available in Dojo. This table shows the module in which the feature test is added, and the name of the feature test.
| Module | Feature | Description |
|---|---|---|
| dojo/_base/browser | config-selectorEngine | Pre-configured selector engine to use in dojo/query, defaults to dojo/selector/acme. |
| dojo/_base/connect | events-keypress-typed | Keypresses should only occur a printable character is hit |
| dojo/_base/kernel | extend-dojo | Defined Dojo modules should push their definitions into the dojo object. In 2.0, it will likely be unusual to augment another object as a result of defining a module. This has feature gives a way to force 2.0 behavior as the code is migrated. |
| dojo/_base/kernel | dojo-guarantee-console | Ensure that console.log, console.warn, etc. methods are defined |
| dojo/_base/kernel | dojo-debug-messages | Log internal debug messages generated by Dojo, these include deprecated/experimental warnings along with parser auto-required module names. |
| dojo/_base/kernel | dojo-modulePaths | Consume module paths defined in config.modulePaths. |
| dojo/_base/kernel | dojo-moduleUrl | Expose dojo.moduleUrl method, returns a URL relative to a module. Deprecated in 2.0, should use require.toUrl() |
| dojo/_base/lang | bug-for-in-skips-shadowed | Test for bug where the for-in iterator skips object properties that exist in Object’s prototype (IE6 - ?). |
| dojo/_base/loader | dojo-fast-sync-require | All dojoRequireCallbacks can be released when all non-dojo/require!, dojo/loadInit! modules are either executed, not requested, or arrived. Potential weakness of this algorithm is that dojo/require will not execute callbacks until all dependency trees are ready. |
| dojo/_base/loader | config-publishRequireResult | Publish resolved module values, resulting from a require call, as JavaScript objects referenced by module identifiers in the global namespace. |
| dojo/_base/window | quirks | Browser is running in Quirks-Mode |
| dojo/dojo | host-node | Environment is running on the the NodeJS platform |
| dojo/dojo | host-rhino | Environment is running on the Rhino platform |
| dojo/dojo | dojo-xhr-factory | |
| dojo/dojo | dojo-force-activex-xhr | Force XHR provider to use ActiveX API (MSXMLHTTP). |
| dojo/dojo | native-xhr | Browser has native XHR API, XMLHttpRequest. |
| dojo/dojo | dojo-gettext-api | Dojo provides API for retrieving text resource contents from a URL. |
| dojo/dojo | dojo-loader-eval-hint-url | Module location should be used as source hint during eval rather than module identifier. |
| dojo/dojo | ie-event-behavior | Browser supports legacy IE event behaviour API (attachEvent versus attachEventListener). |
| dojo/has | host-browser | Environment is running on the browser platform |
| dojo/has | dom | Document Object Module API supported on the current platform |
| dojo/has | dojo-dom-ready-api | DOMReady API supported on the current platform, allowing listeners to be notified when the DOM has loaded |
| dojo/has | dojo-sniff | User-agent sniffing support on the current platform |
| dojo/has | dom-addeventlistener | Standard DOM event API (addEventListener) supported on the current platform. |
| dojo/has | touch | Touch events are supported on the current platform |
| dojo/has | device-width | Amount of horizontal space in pixels available on the window |
| dojo/has | dom-attributes-explicit | DOM node attributes array only lists explicitly user specified attributes, (W3C standard) |
| dojo/has | dom-attributes-specified-flag | DOM node attribute values provide specified flag to skip attributes user didn’t specify, (IE8) |
| dojo/hccss | highcontrast | Browser is in ‘high-contrast’ mode |
| dojo/i18n | dojo-preload-i18n-Api | Define the preload localizations machinery, allow loading of special rollup modules which contain one or more flattened, localized bundles. |
| dojo/i18n | dojo-v1x-i18n-Api | Define legacy (v1.x) i18n functions |
| dojo/json | json-parse | Platform supports parsing JSON text to JavaScript objects through native API |
| dojo/json | json-stringify | Platform supports ‘stringify’ method on native JSON API, allowing serialisation of JavaScript objects to JSON text. |
| dojo/mouse | dom-quirks | Browser is running in Quirks-Mode |
| dojo/mouse | events-mouseenter | Browser supports the onmouseenter DOM event |
| dojo/mouse | events-mousewheel | Browser supports the onmousewheel DOM event |
| dojo/on | jscript | JavaScript environment provided by the JScript platform, dialect of ECMAScript standard that is used in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. |
| dojo/on | event-orientationchange | Browser supports the orientationchange DOM event, used to detect orientation changes in the target device. |
| dojo/on | event-stopimmediatepropagation | Browser supports the stopImmediatePropagation method on DOM events, used to prevent other event listeners being called. |
| dojo/query | array-extensible | Native array implementation supports manual extension (not supported in older versions of IE). |
| dojo/ready | dojo-config-addOnLoad | Consume addOnLoad configuration property. |
| dojo/request/handlers | activex | Browser platform has ActiveX API methods, provided by Internet Explorer |
| dojo/request/script | script-readystatechange | DOM supports onreadystatechange event, fired when document.readyState changes |
| dojo/request/xhr | native-xhr | Browser has native XHR API, XMLHttpRequest |
| dojo/request/xhr | dojo-force-activex-xhr | Force XHR provider to use ActiveX API (MSXMLHTTP). |
| dojo/request/xhr | native-xhr2 | Browser’s native XHR implementation supports XHR Level 2 API |
| dojo/request/xhr | native-formdata | Browser has a native FormData implementation, letting user compile set of key/value pairs to send using XMLHttpRequest |
| dojo/selector/_loader | dom-qsa2.1 | Browser supports the DOM QuerySelectorAll method available, with Level 2.1 CSS selectors |
| dojo/selector/_loader | dom-qsa3 | Browser supports DOM QuerySelectorAll method, with Level 3 CSS selectors |
| dojo/selector/lite | dom-matches-selector | Browser supports the matchesSelector method for testing selector queries directly against DOM nodes. |
| dojo/selector/lite | dom-qsa | Browsers supports the DOM QuerySelectorAll method. |
| dojo/sniff | air | Environment is running on the Adobe Air platform |
| dojo/sniff | khtml | Environment is running on the Konqueror-based platform |
| dojo/sniff | webkit | Environment is running on the WebKit rendering engine platform |
| dojo/sniff | chrome | Environment is running on the Chrome browser platform |
| dojo/sniff | safari | Environment is running on the Safari browser platform |
| dojo/sniff | mac | Environment is running on the Mac OS X platform |
| dojo/sniff | quirks | Browser is running in Quirks-Mode |
| dojo/sniff | ios | Environment is running on the iOS mobile operating system |
| dojo/sniff | android | Environment is running on the Android mobile operating system |
| dojo/sniff | opera | Environment is running on the Opera browser platform |
| dojo/sniff | mozilla | Environment is running on the Mozilla browser platform |
| dojo/sniff | ff | Environment is running on the Firefox browser platform |
| dojo/sniff | ie | Environment is running on the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser platform |
| dojo/sniff | wii | Environment is running on the Nintendo Wii browser platform |
| dijt/BackgroundIframe | config-bgIframe | Flag to create background iframe behind popups like Menus and Dialog. A background iframe prevents problems with popups appearing behind applets/pdf viewers, and also prevents the bleed through select problem on IE6 and IE7. |
| dijit/_WidgetBase | dijit-legacy-requires | Make dijit load modules the application didn’t explicitly require, e.g. dijit/_base/manager, backwards compatibility in non-async mode. |
| dijit/form/_ExpandingTextAreaMixin | textarea-needs-help-shrinking | Browser platform’s <textarea> element needs manual help to shrink as content changes. |
| dojox/form/uploader/Base | FormData | Browser has a native FormData implementation, letting user compile set of key/value pairs to send using XMLHttpRequest |
| dojox/form/uploader/Base | xhr-sendAsBinary | Browser’s native XHR implementation supports the sendAsBinary method, for sending binary data over XHR. |
| dojox/form/uploader/Base | file-multiple | Browser supports file input DOM element with multiple file selection attribute, allowing user to select more than one file. |
| dojox/mobile/Audio | mobile-embed-audio-video-support | Platform supports creating embed tags with audio and video elements. |
| dojox/mobile/common | mblAndroidWorkaround | Test for Android 2.X transition animation flicker issue |
| dojox/mobile/common | mblAndroid3Workaround | Test for Android 3.X transition animation flicker issue |
| dojox/mobile/scrollable | translate3d | Browser supports the WebKit-specific CSS transform property, translate3d. |
| dojox/mobile/sniff | bb | Environment is running on the RIM Blackberry mobile browser platform |
| dojox/mobile/sniff | android | Environment is running on the Android mobile browser platform |
| dojox/mobile/sniff | iphone | Environment is running on the iPhone mobile browser platform |
| dojox/mobile/sniff | touch | Touch events are supported on the current platform |
| dojox/mvc/_InlineTemplateMixin | dom-qsa | Browser supports the DOM QuerySelectorAll method |
| dojox/mvc/parserExtension | dom-qsa | Browser supports the DOM QuerySelectorAll method |
| dojox/mvc/parserExtension | dojo-parser | Browser has loaded the dojo/parser module |
| dojox/mvc/parserExtension | dojo-mobile-parser | Browser has loaded the dojox/mobile/parser module |
| dojox/mvc/sync | mvc-bindings-log-api | Enable debugging messages for MVC module. |
Examples¶
This example uses the dojo/has module as both a normal module and as a plugin. It detects if you have a touch
capable device or not.
require(["dojo/has", "dojo/has!touch?dojo/touch:dojo/mouse", "dojo/dom", "dojo/domReady!"],
function(has, hid, dom){
if(has("touch")){
dom.byId("output").innerHTML = "You have a touch capable device and so I loaded <code>dojo/touch</code>.";
}else{
dom.byId("output").innerHTML = "You do not have a touch capable device and so I loaded <code>dojo/mouse</code>.";
}
});
<div id="output"></div>
See Also¶
- has.js Project - You can find standard tests and feature names.
- dojo/sniff <dojo/sniff> - The modules that provides browser detection by building on top of
dojo/has.
Some portions of this document were copied with permission from has.js Project. Thanks to the has.js team for this work!