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Embedding Gecko API


WebBrowser


Much of Gecko's functionality is exposed through the nsWebBrowser component. Embedding applications can leverage this component to easily access many of Gecko's features. Each WebBrowser instance represents the "client-area" of a typical browser window. The WebBrowser exposes a set of interfaces which allow the embedding application to control activity and respond to changes within this client area. Using these interfaces, and those on a related chrome object that the embedder must provide, an embedding application can build up its own user interface around a WebBrowser instance.

Included Interfaces:

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