Marketplace feature removal
The functionality described on this page no longer works — Firefox Marketplace has discontinued support for Android, Desktop, Tablets, and payments (and other related functionality). For more information, read the Future of Marketplace FAQ.
Summary
Gets information about the given app. This can be used to determine if the app is installed.
Syntax
var request = window.navigator.mozApps.checkInstalled(url);
Parameters
Return value
The checkInstalled() function returns a DOMRequest object. The DOMRequest.result property contains an App object, which is a JavaScript object that describes the installed app. If the app is not installed, then DOMRequest.result is null.
Errors
The string ERROR can be returned in DOMRequest.error.
An NS_ERROR_DOM_BAD_URI exception will be thrown if the manifest is in a different domain than the page requesting the information is. This will be thrown as soon as checkInstalled is invoked.
Example
var request = window.navigator.mozApps.checkInstalled("https://example.com/manifest.webapp");
request.onerror = function(e) {
alert("Error calling checkInstalled: " + request.error.name);
};
request.onsuccess = function(e) {
if (request.result) {
console.log("App is installed!");
}
else {
console.log("App is not installed!");
}
};
Callers are expected to set the onsuccess and onerror callback properties of the returned object, as shown in this example. If the call is successful an App object is returned in the result property of the returned object. In the example this is request.result.