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WebAssembly.validate()

The WebAssembly.validate() function validates a given typed array of WebAssembly binary code, returning whether the bytes form a valid wasm module (true) or not (false).

Syntax

WebAssembly.validate(bufferSource)

Parameters

bufferSource

A typed array or ArrayBuffer containing WebAssembly binary code to be validated.

Return value

A boolean that specifies whether bufferSource is valid wasm code (true) or not (false).

Exceptions

If bufferSource is not a typed array or ArrayBuffer, a TypeError is thrown.

Examples

Using validate

The following example (see the validate.html source code, and see it live too) fetches a .wasm module and converts it into a typed array. The validate() method is then used to check whether the module is valid.

fetch('simple.wasm').then(response =>
  response.arrayBuffer()
).then(function(bytes) {
  var valid = WebAssembly.validate(bytes);
  console.log("The given bytes are "
    + (valid ? "" : "not ") + "a valid wasm module");
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile Server
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet Deno Node.js
validate
57
16
52
Disabled in the Firefox 52 Extended Support Release (ESR).
No
44
11
57
57
52
Disabled in the Firefox 52 Extended Support Release (ESR).
43
11
7.0
1.0
8.0.0

See also

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