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Find global object available in any JS environments (web browsers, Node.js, web workers, etc.) — or use globalThis
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index.html
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<title>What's the global object available?</title>
<script>
var getGlobal = function () {
if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
return window; // Client-side JavaScript
}
if (typeof self !== 'undefined') {
return self; // Client-side JavaScript / Web workers
}
if (typeof global !== 'undefined') {
return global; // Node.js
}
};
var __global__ = getGlobal();
if (typeof __global__.alert === 'function') {
console.log('Client-side land!');
} else {
console.log('Node.js land!');
};
</script>
</head>
<body>
<pre><code>var getGlobal = function () {
if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
return window; // Client-side JavaScript
}
if (typeof self !== 'undefined') {
return self; // Client-side JavaScript / Web workers
}
if (typeof global !== 'undefined') {
return global; // Node.js
}
};
var __global__ = getGlobal();
if (typeof __global__.alert === 'function') {
console.log('Client-side land!');
} else {
console.log('Node.js land!');
};
</code></pre>
</body>
</html>
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