{"json_modified": "2015-02-26T05:07:05.329715", "slug": "Web/API/Worker/postMessage", "tags": ["Worker", "API", "web workerd"], "locale": "nl", "title": "Worker.postMessage()", "translations": [{"title": "Worker.postMessage()", "url": "/en-US/docs/Web/API/Worker/postMessage", "tags": ["Worker", "API", "Reference", "R\u00e9f\u00e9rence", "postMessage", "Web Workers", "Method"], "summary": "", "localization_tags": [], "locale": "en-US", "last_edit": "2015-02-22T16:21:18", "review_tags": []}, {"title": "Worker.postMessage()", "url": "/fr/docs/Web/API/Worker/postMessage", "tags": [], "summary": "", "localization_tags": [], "locale": "fr", "last_edit": "2015-01-30T06:24:29", "review_tags": []}], "modified": "2015-02-26T05:06:55", "label": "Worker.postMessage()", "localization_tags": ["inprogress"], "url": "/nl/docs/Web/API/Worker/postMessage", "last_edit": "2015-02-26T05:06:52", "summary": "The <code><strong>postMessage()</strong></code> method of the <a href=\"/nl/docs/Web/API/Worker\" title=\"The Worker interface of the Web Workers API represents a background task that can be easily created and can send messages back to its creator. Creating a worker is as simple as calling the Worker()&#xA0;constructor and specifying a script to be run in the worker thread.\"><code>Worker</code></a> interface sends a message to the worker's inner scope. This accepts a single parameter, which is the data to send to the worker. The data may be any value or JavaScript object handled by the <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/DOM/The_structured_clone_algorithm\" title=\"https://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/common-dom-interfaces.html#transferable\">structured clone</a> algorithm, which includes cyclical references.", "sections": [{"id": "Quick_Links", "title": "Worker Constructor Worker() Properties AbstractWorker.onerror Worker.onmessage Methods Worker.postMessage() Worker.terminate() Inheritance: EventTarget Related pages: AbstractWorker ChromeWorker DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope ServiceWorker SharedWorker SharedWorkerGlobalScope WorkerGlobalScope WorkerLocation WorkerNavigator"}, {"id": "Syntax", "title": "Syntax"}, {"id": "Parameters", "title": "Parameters"}, {"id": "Returns", "title": "Returns"}, {"id": "Example", "title": "Example"}, {"id": "Specifications", "title": "Specifications"}, {"id": "Browser_compatibility", "title": "Browser compatibility"}, {"id": "See_also", "title": "See also"}], "id": 144085, "review_tags": ["technical", "editorial"]}