Connection

Connection

The connection object gives access to the device's cellular and wifi connection information.

This object is accessed under the navigator.network interface.

Properties

Constants

WP7 Quirk

connection.type

Checks the active network connection that is being used.

Description

This property is a fast way to determine the device's network connection state, and type of connection.

Supported Platforms

Quick Example 

function checkConnection() {
    var networkState = navigator.network.connection.type;

    var states = {};
    states[Connection.UNKNOWN]  = 'Unknown connection';
    states[Connection.ETHERNET] = 'Ethernet connection';
    states[Connection.WIFI]     = 'WiFi connection';
    states[Connection.CELL_2G]  = 'Cell 2G connection';
    states[Connection.CELL_3G]  = 'Cell 3G connection';
    states[Connection.CELL_4G]  = 'Cell 4G connection';
    states[Connection.NONE]     = 'No network connection';

    alert('Connection type: ' + states[networkState]);
}

checkConnection();

Full Example 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>navigator.network.connection.type Example</title>

    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova-1.6.0.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">

    // Wait for Cordova to load
    // 
    document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);

    // Cordova is loaded and it is now safe to make calls Cordova methods
    //
    function onDeviceReady() {
        checkConnection();
    }

    function checkConnection() {
        var networkState = navigator.network.connection.type;

        var states = {};
        states[Connection.UNKNOWN]  = 'Unknown connection';
        states[Connection.ETHERNET] = 'Ethernet connection';
        states[Connection.WIFI]     = 'WiFi connection';
        states[Connection.CELL_2G]  = 'Cell 2G connection';
        states[Connection.CELL_3G]  = 'Cell 3G connection';
        states[Connection.CELL_4G]  = 'Cell 4G connection';
        states[Connection.NONE]     = 'No network connection';

        alert('Connection type: ' + states[networkState]);
    }

    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>A dialog box will report the network state.</p>
  </body>
</html>