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WebAssembly.memory.prototype

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The WebAssembly.Memory.prototype property represents the prototype for the WebAssembly.Memory() constructor.

Property attributes of WebAssembly.Memory.prototype
Writable no
Enumerable no
Configurable no

Description

All WebAssembly.Memory instances inherit from Memory.prototype. The prototype object of the WebAssembly.Memory() constructor can be modified to affect all WebAssembly.Memory instances.

Properties

Memory.prototype.constructor
Returns the function that created this object's instance. By default this is the WebAssembly.Memory() constructor.
Memory.prototype.buffer
An accessor property that returns the buffer contained in the memory.

Methods

Memory.prototype.grow()
Increases the size of the memory instance by a specified number of WebAssembly pages (each one is 64KB in size).

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
WebAssembly JavaScript Interface
The definition of 'Memory' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial draft definition.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 57 16 52
52
Disabled in the Firefox 52 Extended Support Release (ESR).
No 44 11
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support 57 57 Yes
Disabled
Yes
Disabled
Disabled This feature is behind the Experimental JavaScript Features preference.
52
52
Disabled in the Firefox 52 Extended Support Release (ESR).
? 11 7.0
Server
Node.js
Basic support 8.0.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/WebAssembly/Memory/prototype