RTCRtpTransceiver: currentDirection property

The read-only RTCRtpTransceiver property currentDirection is a string which indicates the current directionality of the transceiver.

Its value is one of the strings defined in the table below.

You can examine and set the transceiver's preferred directionality using direction property.

Value

A string whose value is one of the strings which are a member of the following values.

Value RTCRtpSender behavior RTCRtpReceiver behavior
"sendrecv" Offers to send RTP data, and will do so if the other peer accepts the connection and at least one of the sender's encodings is active. Offers to receive RTP data, and does so if the other peer accepts.
"sendonly" Offers to send RTP data, and will do so if the other peer accepts the connection and at least one of the sender's encodings is active. Does not offer to receive RTP data and will not do so.
"recvonly" Does not offer to send RTP data, and will not do so. Offers to receive RTP data, and will do so if the other peer offers.
"inactive" Does not offer to send RTP data, and will not do so. Does not offer to receive RTP data and will not do so.

Specifications

Specification
WebRTC: Real-Time Communication in Browsers
# dom-rtcrtptransceiver-currentdirection

Browser compatibility

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See also