IsSubscribed method (Internet Explorer)

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IsSubscribed method

[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]

Obsolete. Retrieves a value indicating whether the client subscribes to the given channel.

This method is not supported for Metro style apps using JavaScript.

Syntax

var retval = external.IsSubscribed(URL);

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Parameters

URL [in]

Type: BSTR

A String that specifies the URL of a CDF file to check for a subscription.

Return value

Type: Boolean

Boolean that receives one of the following possible values.

Return valueDescription
true

The client subscribes to the channel.

false

No subscription exists for the CDF file.

 

Remarks

In Windows Internet Explorer 7, the CDF is obsolete and should not be used.

For security purposes, if this method is used in an HTML page that is not in the same secondary domain specified in URL, the method returns a scripting error.

For more information about Microsoft Active Channel, see Introduction to Active Channel Technology.

This method is not supported in Introduction to HTML Applications (HTAs).

 

 

Build date: 3/8/2012