isDedicatedWorker

The isDedicatedWorker function checks if the code is running in a Dedicated Worker.

Syntax

isDedicatedWorker(): boolean;

Parameters

This function does not take any parameters.

Returns

Type	Description
boolean	true if running in a Dedicated Worker, false otherwise

Examples

isDedicatedWorker();
// => true (in Dedicated Worker)
// => false (in other environments)

Notes

• Checks for the existence of the global object DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope and whether self is an instance of that scope.
• Useful for conditionally executing Dedicated Worker-specific code.

References

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope