RTCDataChannel: id property
The read-only RTCDataChannel
property
id
returns an ID number (between 0 and 65,534) which
uniquely identifies the RTCDataChannel
. This ID is set at the
time the data channel is created, either by the user agent (if
RTCDataChannel.negotiated
is false
) or by the site or app
script (if negotiated
is true
).
Each RTCPeerConnection
can therefore have up to a theoretical maximum of
65,534 data channels on it, although the actual maximum may vary from browser to
browser.
Value
An unsigned short
value (that is, an integer between 0 and 65,535) which
uniquely identifies the data channel.
While the label
property doesn't have to be
unique, this ID number is guaranteed to be unique among all data channels. Additionally,
known implementations of WebRTC use the same ID on both peers. A unique ID makes it
easier for your code to do its own out-of-band data channel-related signaling.
This can be also useful for logging and debugging purposes.
Example
js
const pc = new RTCPeerConnection();
const dc = pc.createDataChannel("my channel");
console.log(`Channel id: ${dc.id}`);
Specifications
Specification |
---|
WebRTC: Real-Time Communication in Browsers # dom-rtcdatachannel-id |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser