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JavaScript.Available
Checks whether the JavaScriptCore library is loaded.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| JavaScriptWebKit | 13.1 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Parameters
none
Result
Returns 1, 0 or error.
Description
Checks whether the JavaScriptCore library is loaded.Always loaded on macOS since we use the one coming with macOS.
For Windows you can load JavaScriptCore.dll and for Linux you can load the JavaScriptCore.so file with JavaScript.LoadLibrary function.
Returns always 1 on macOS and iOS.
Examples
Check status:
If [ MBS( "JavaScript.Available" ) = 1 ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "JavaScript library loaded." ]
Else
# on Windows and Linux, you must load it via script
Show Custom Dialog [ "JavaScript library not loaded." ]
End If
See also
Release notes
- Version 13.2
- Fixed JavaScript.Available to return 1 on macOS and iOS, broken in 13.1.
- Version 13.1
- Added JavaScript.LoadLibrary and JavaScript.Available functions.
Blog Entries
- MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 13.2pr1
- New in MBS FileMaker Plugin 13.1
- Using JavaScript with WebKit on FileMaker Server on Linux
- MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 13.1pr1
This function does not need a paid license.
Created 25th January 2023, last changed 7th May 2023
