NDEFRecord: recordType property

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The recordType property of the NDEFRecord interface returns the record type of the record.

Syntax

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NDEFRecord.recordType

Value

A string which can be one of the following:

"empty"

An empty NDEF record.

"text"

A text NDEF record.

"url"

A URI NDEF record.

"smart-poster"

A "smart poster" NDEF record.

"absolute-url"

An absolute URL NDEF record.

"mime"

A MIME type NDEF record.

"unknown"

The NDEF record type is not known.

local type name

Represents a local type name, frequently used to specify NDEF record embedded within another record.

external type name

A custom string consisting of a domain name and custom type name separated by a colon (":").

Specifications

Specification
Web NFC API
# dom-ndefrecord-recordtype

Browser compatibility

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