FragmentDirective

The FragmentDirective interface is an object exposed to allow code to check whether or not a browser supports text fragments.

It is accessed via the Document.fragmentDirective property.

Instance properties

None.

Instance methods

None.

Examples

Checking if text fragments are supported

The code below logs whether or not text fragments are supported in your browser by checking that Document.fragmentDirective is defined. Note that the object is empty, and at present is mainly intended for feature detection. In the future, it might include other information.

js
if (document.fragmentDirective) {
  log("Your browser supports text fragments.");
} else {
  log("Text fragments are not supported in your browser.");
}

Specifications

Specification
URL Fragment Text Directives
# fragmentdirective

Browser compatibility

desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
FragmentDirective

See also