Additional APIs

Offline Web Applications

Defines files to be cached for offline use, allowing applications to run without an Internet connection. [C4, F3.5, S4, O10.6, iOS3.2, A2]

Referenced in Tip 29, Working Offline

History

Manages the browser history. [C5, F3, S4, IE8, O10.1 iOS3.2, A2]

Referenced in Tip 30, Preserving History

Cross-Document Messaging

Sends messages between windows and <iframe>s with content loaded on different domains. [C5, F4, S5, iOS4.1, A2]

Referenced in Tip 31, Talking across Domains

Web Sockets

Creates a stateful connection between a browser and a server. [C5, F4, S5, iOS4.2]

Referenced in Tip 32, Chatting with Web Sockets

Geolocation

Gets latitude and longitude from the client’s browser. [C5, F3.5, ...

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