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revokeObjectURL

Summary

Revokes a URL from a document and frees the object associated with that URL.

Method of apis/file/URLapis/file/URL

Syntax

 URL.revokeObjectURL(objectURL);

Parameters

objectURL

Data-type
String

String that indicates the URL to revoke from the document.

Return Value

No return value

Notes

This method does not need to be called on a URL object that was created using oneTimeOnly set to true. If a URL object is created and not used, this method must be called to revoke it. All URLs that are not revoked will be destroyed when the markup that created them is torn down.

Related specifications

W3C File API Specification
W3C Working Draft

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