Tizen Mobile Web W3C/HTML5 and Supplementaries API Reference

The APIs listed in this category are all part of the W3C specifications. Some of the APIs are stable while others are draft specifications. The draft APIs are subject to change as the W3C specification evolves.

The W3C APIs are categorized based on the functionality to make it easier to locate specific APIs. To learn the Tizen features provided by the W3C/HTML5 and some supplementary APIs, see Guide to W3C/HTML5 and Some Supplementary Features.

Default Web Privilege

Tizen WebApp have default privileges listed in below table. Some privileges are granted only when required version is under 2.2.1

Privilege	Required Version	Description
http://tizen.org/privilege/location	<= 2.2.1	The application can use your location data.
http://tizen.org/privilege/call	<= 2.2.1	The application can make phone calls to numbers when they are tapped without further confirmation. This may result in additional charges depending on your payment plan.
http://tizen.org/privilege/internet	<= 2.2.1	The application can access the Internet. This may result in additional charges depending on your payment plan.
http://tizen.org/privilege/recorder	<= 2.2.1	The application can record audio and video.
http://tizen.org/privilege/camera	<= 2.2.1	The application can take pictures and turn the camera flash on and off while using Camera.
http://tizen.org/privilege/appmanager.launch	all	The application can open other applications.
http://tizen.org/privilege/haptic	all	The application can control vibration feedback.
http://tizen.org/privilege/network.get	all	The application can retrieve network information such as the status of each network, its type, and detailed network profile information.
http://tizen.org/privilege/notification	all	The application can show and hide its own notifications and badges.
http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.info	all	The application can retrieve detailed application package information.
http://tizen.org/privilege/mediastorage	all	The application can read and write files in media folders.
http://tizen.org/privilege/externalstorage	all	The application can read and write files that are saved to external storage, such as SD cards.
http://tizen.org/privilege/display	all	The application can manage display settings, such as brightness. This may increase battery consumption.

DOM, Forms and Styles

Specification	Description	Status *
HTML5 Forms (Partial)	HTML5 form features. The content attribute currently not supported is: `autocomplete` of `HTMLTextAreaElement` interface	REC
Selectors API Level 1	API for retrieving Element nodes from the DOM by matching against a group of selectors	REC
Selectors API Level 2 (Partial)	API for retrieving Element nodes from the DOM by matching against a group of selectors, and for testing if a given element matches a particular selector. The methods currently not supported are: `find`, `findAll` of `Document` interface `find`, `findAll` of `DocumentFragment` interface `find`, `findAll` of `Element` interface	Note
Media Queries (Partial)	Offers a mechanism that allows adapting the layout and behavior of a Web page based on some of the characteristics of the device, including the screen width/height. The query currently not supported is: `color-index, min-color-index, max-color-index, resolution, scan, print, 3d-glasses, grid`	REC
CSS Transforms	CSS transforms allows elements styled with CSS to be transformed in two-dimensional or three-dimensional space.	WD
CSS Animations Module Level 3 (Partial)	CSS Animations allow an author to modify CSS property values over time. The attributes currently not supported are: `pseudoElement` of `AnimationEvent` interface `pseudoElement` of `AnimationEventInit` dictionary	WD
CSS Transitions Module Level 3	CSS Transitions allow property changes in CSS values to occur smoothly over a specified duration.	WD
CSS Color Module Level 3	CSS3 color enhancements related to color values and properties for foreground color and group opacity	REC
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3	Rounded corners, complex background images, shadow effects.	CR
CSS Flexible Box Layout Module	CSS box model optimized for user interface design.	LCWD
CSS Multi-column Layout Module (Partial)	Creates multiple columns for laying out text. The properties currently not supported are: `column-fill`, `break-before`, `break-after`, `break-inside`	CR
CSS Text Module Level 3 (Partial)	CSS properties for text manipulation and specifies their processing model. The properties currently not supported are: `hyphens`, `hanging-punctuation`	LCWD
CSS Text Decoration Module Level 3 (Partial)	CSS properties for text decoration, such as underlines, text shadows, and emphasis marks. The properties currently not supported are: `text-decoration-color`, `text-decoration-line`, `text-decoration-style`, `text-decoration-skip`, `text-emphasis property`	CR
CSS Basic User Interface Module Level 3 (CSS3 UI) (Partial)	User interface related CSS enhancements. The properties currently not supported are: `caret-color`, `nav-up`, `nav-right`, `nav-down`, `nav-left`	CR
CSS Fonts Module Level 3 (Partial)	@font-face rule with downloadable font src URL. The properties currently not supported are: `font-feature-settings`, `font-language-override`, `font-synthesis`, `font-variant-alternates`, `font-variant-caps`, `font-variant-east-asian`, `font-variant-numeric`, `font-variant-position`, `font-size-adjust`, `font-stretch`	CR
WOFF File Format 2.0	Web Open Font Format: File Format 2.0.	WD
HTML5 The session history of browsing contexts	Navigating the sequence of documents in a browsing context.	REC
Custom Elements	Method of defining and using new types of DOM elements in a document.	WD
HTML Templates	Method of declaring a portion of reusable markup that is parsed but not rendered until cloned.	WD
HTML Imports	Method of including and reusing HTML documents in other HTML documents.	WD

Device

Specification	Description	Status *
Touch Events	W3C touch event specification for touch devices.	REC
DeviceOrientation Event Specification (Partial)	Provides access to orientation and acceleration data. The method and event currently not supported are: `initAccelerometerEvent` of `DeviceMotionEvent` interface `compassneedscalibration` event Required feature: `http://tizen.org/feature/sensor.accelerometer` `http://tizen.org/feature/sensor.gyroscope` `http://tizen.org/feature/sensor.magnetometer`	WD
Battery Status API (Partial)	Provides information about the battery status of the hosting device. The attributes currently not supported are: `chargingTime, dischargingTime, onchargingtimechange, ondischargingtimechange` of `BatteryManager` interface	CR
Vibration API	Haptic feedback API from W3C.	REC
HTML5 Browser state	Signals when network connectivity is available to the Web environment	REC
The Screen Orientation API	To provide an interface for web applications to be able to read the screen orientation state, to be informed when this state changes and to be able to lock the screen orientation to a specific state Required feature: `http://tizen.org/feature/sensor.accelerometer`	WD

Graphics

Specification	Description	Status *
HTML5 The `canvas` element (Partial)	HTML5 canvas element including 2D context and text. The method currently not supported is: `toBlob` of `HTMLCanvasElement` interface	REC
HTML Canvas 2D Context	2D Context for the HTML canvas element.	REC
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2	Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2	WD

Media

Specification	Description	Status *
HTML5 The `video` element	Method of playing videos on webpages (without requiring a plug-in).	REC
HTML5 The `audio` element	Method of playing sound on webpages (without requiring a plug-in).	REC
`getUserMedia` (Partial)	API that directly manipulates streams from cameras and microphones. The dictionary member currently not supported is: `getCapabilities, getConstraints, getSettings, applyConstraint, onoverconstrained` of `MediaStreamTrack` interface `ondevicechange, getSupportedConstraints` of `MediaDevices` interface `Constructor` of `MediaStreamTrackEvent` interface Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/mediacapture` Required feature: `http://tizen.org/feature/camera` `http://tizen.org/feature/microphone`	ED
Web Audio API (Partial)	W3C Web Audio API describes a high-level JavaScript API for processing and synthesizing audio in Web Applications. The interfaces and attribute currently not supported are: `AudioWorker, AudioProcessEvent, SpatialPannerNode, SpatialListener, DynamicsCompressorNode` and `IIRFilterNode` interfaces `PeriodicWaveConstraints` dictionary	WD
Web Speech (Partial)	W3C Web Speech API defines a JavaScript API to enable web developers to incorporate speech recognition and synthesis into their web pages. The attributes and events currently not supported are: `pitch, volume` of `SpeechSynthesisUtterance` interface `onmark, onboundary` of `SpeechSynthesisUtterance` interface `interpretation, emma` of `SpeechRecognitionEvent` interface The interfaces currently not supported are: `SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent` interface SpeechSynthesis Required feature: `http://tizen.org/feature/speech.synthesis` Speech Recognition Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/mediacapture` Required feature: `http://tizen.org/feature/microphone` `http://tizen.org/feature/speech.recognition`	Note
HTML Media Capture	Capture and record multimedia content with input tag. Required feature: `http://tizen.org/feature/camera` `http://tizen.org/feature/microphone`	LCWD

Communication

Specification	Description	Status *
The WebSocket API	Offers bi-directional network connectivity. Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/internet`	CR
XMLHttpRequest Level 1	Enhancements on XHR, including binary file uploading, formdata submission, transfer progress, etc. Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/internet`	WD
Server-Sent Events	The API allows triggering DOM events based on push notifications(via HTTP and other protocols). Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/internet`	REC
HTML5 Web Messaging	HTML5 Web Messaging. The postMessage API allows for Web Applications to communicate between each other.	REC
Beacon	Allows data to be sent asynchronously to a server with navigator.sendBeacon, even after a page was closed. Useful for posting analytics data the moment a user was finished using the page.	WD
Push API (Partial)	Push API enables sending of a push message to webapp via a push service. The method currently not supported is: `getKey` of `PushSubscription` interface Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/push`	WD

Storage

Specification	Description	Status *
Web Storage	W3C storage specification including session and local storage.	CR
File API	Reads files from local device file system. Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/unlimitedstorage`	WD
File API: Directories and System	API that allows accessing the device file system. Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/unlimitedstorage`	Deprecated Since 3.0
File API: Writer (Partial)	Saves or modifies files in local device file system. The interface and method currently not supported are: `FileSaver` interface `saveAs` of `Window` interface Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/unlimitedstorage`	Deprecated Since 3.0
HTML5 Application caches	HTML5 application cache and custom handlers. Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/internet`	REC
Indexed Database API	A database of values and hierarchical objects that integrates naturally with JavaScript, and can be queried and updated very efficiently. Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/unlimitedstorage`	REC
Web SQL Database	API for storing data in databases that can be queried using a variant of SQL. Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/unlimitedstorage`	Deprecated Since 3.0
Service Workers (Partial)	Method that enables applications to take advantage of persistent background processing, including hooks to enable bootstrapping of web applications while offline. The interface and dictionary currently not supported are: `ExtendableMessageEvent` interface `CacheBatchOperation`, `ExtendableMessageEventInit` dictionaries	WD

Security

Specification	Description	Status *
Cross-Origin Resource Sharing	Sharing of resources across different domains. Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/internet`	REC
HTML5 The `iframe` element	Access restriction (sandboxing) for iframe content. The available values of sandbox attribute are: `allow-same-origin, allow-scripts, allow-forms, allow-top-navigation`	REC
Content Security Policy Level 2 (Partial)	Defines a policy language used to declare a set of content restrictions for a web resource, and a mechanism for transmitting the policy from a server to a client where the policy is enforced. The directive currently not supported is: `object-src`	CR
Web Crypto API	JavaScript API for performing basic cryptographic operations in web applications	CR

UI

Specification	Description	Status *
Clipboard API and events (Partial)	To describe APIs for clipboard operations such as copy, cut and paste in web applications. The constructor of `ClipboardEvent` interface is not supported.	WD
HTML5 Drag and drop (Partial)	To define an event-based drag-and-drop mechanism. The method currently not supported is: `addElement` of `DataTransfer` interface	Deprecated Since 2.4
Web Notifications	To define an API for displaying simple notifications to the user. Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/notification`	REC

Performance and Optimization

Specification	Description	Status *
Web Workers (Partial)	API that allows Web application authors to spawn background workers running scripts in parallel to their main page. The attributes currently not supported are: `onlanguagechange, ononline, onoffline` of `WorkerGlobalScope` interface `applicationCache` of `SharedWorkerGlobalScope` interface	WD
Page Visibility	This specification defines a means for developers to programmatically determine the current visibility state of the page in order to develop power and CPU efficient Web applications.	REC
Timing control for script-based animations	Resource effective animation timing control by user agent.	CR
Navigation Timing	This specification defines an interface for web applications to access timing information related to navigation and elements.	REC

Location

Specification	Description	Status *
Geolocation API Specification	Provides scripted access to geographical location information associated with the hosting device. Privilege level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/location` Required feature: `http://tizen.org/feature/location.gps`	REC

Specification	Description	Status *
Widget Packaging and XML Configuration	A packaging format and metadata for a class of software known as `widgets.`	REC
Widget Interface	API for widgets that provides, amongst other things, functionality for accessing a widget's metadata and persistently storing data.	LCWD
XML Digital Signatures for Widgets	A profile of the XML Signature Syntax and Processing 1.1 specification to allow a widget package to be digitally signed.	PR
Widget Access Request Policy	The security model controlling network access from within a widget, as well as a method for authors to request that the user agent grant access to certain network resources or sets thereof.	REC

Supplementary

Specification	Description
Typed Array - Khronos	Provides an API for interoperability with native binary data.
WebGL - Khronos (Partial)	This specification describes an additional rendering context and support objects for the HTML 5 canvas element. This context allows rendering using an API that conforms closely to the OpenGL ES 2.0 API. The method and attribute currently not supported are: `initWebGLContextEvent` of `WebGLContextEvent` interface `NUM_COMPRESSED_TEXTURE_FORMATS` of `WebGLRenderingContext` interface
FullScreen API - Mozilla (Partial)	Provides a way for an element to be displayed in full screen mode programmatically. The method and attribute currently not supported are: `requestFullScreenWithKeys` of element `allowFullScreen` of `iframe` element Privilege Level: Public Privilege: `http://tizen.org/privilege/fullscreen`
`viewport` Meta Tag - Apple	Allows Web developers control the viewport's size and scale. `https://developer.apple.com/library/safari/documentation/Appleapplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/UsingtheViewport/UsingtheViewport.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006509-SW26`

* W3C Specification Status

ED = Editor’s Draft
WD = Working Draft
LCWD = Last Call Working Draft
CR = Candidate Recommendation
PR = Proposed Recommendation
REC = Recommendation

(see W3C Technical Report Development Process)

Note: The APIs in ED, WD, LC status are considered to be in preliminary state. Such APIs do not carry a version compatibility promise. They may change in future versions of Tizen if the specifications change.