browserDownloadRequest

Type

message

Summary

Sent when a download has been requested in a browser object.

Syntax

browserDownloadRequest <pInstanceId>, <pUrl>

XBrowser_DownloadRequest <pUrl>, <pInstanceId>

Description

The browserDownloadRequest message is sent to the current card of stack containing a browser object when a url has been requested as a download.

On Windows, if the browserCancel global is set to false on exit from the callback, the browser proceeds to download the file.

On OS X, the callback is a notification only and downloading should be performed by the host application.

note

For general information on using the browser library, see the notes in the revBrowserOpen function reference.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
pInstanceId		The integer identifier of the browser object
pUrl		The url of the resource about to be downloaded

Examples

on browserDownloadRequest pInstanceId, pUrl
  if urlForbidden(pUrl) then
    global browserCancel
    put true into browserCancel
  end if
end browserDownloadRequest

Related

function: revBrowserOpen

glossary: function, browserCancel

message: browserDocumentCompleteFrame, queryRecordChanged, browserBeforeNavigate, browserBeforeNavigateFrame, browserDocumentComplete

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 2.8.1

OS

mac

windows

Platforms

desktop