# BrowserView

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> [!NOTE]
> The `BrowserView` class is deprecated, and replaced by the new
> [`WebContentsView`](web-contents-view.md) class.

A `BrowserView` can be used to embed additional web content into a
[`BrowserWindow`](browser-window.md). It is like a child window, except that it is positioned
relative to its owning window. It is meant to be an alternative to the
`webview` tag.

## Class: BrowserView

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> Create and control views.

> [!NOTE]
> The `BrowserView` class is deprecated, and replaced by the new
> [`WebContentsView`](web-contents-view.md) class.

Process: [Main](../glossary.md#main-process)

This module cannot be used until the `ready` event of the `app`
module is emitted.

> [!WARNING]
> Electron's built-in classes cannot be subclassed in user code.
> For more information, see [the FAQ](../faq.md#class-inheritance-does-not-work-with-electron-built-in-modules).

### Example

```js
// In the main process.
const { app, BrowserView, BrowserWindow } = require('electron')

app.whenReady().then(() => {
  const win = new BrowserWindow({ width: 800, height: 600 })

  const view = new BrowserView()
  win.setBrowserView(view)
  view.setBounds({ x: 0, y: 0, width: 300, height: 300 })
  view.webContents.loadURL('https://electronjs.org')
})
```

### `new BrowserView([options])` _Experimental_ _Deprecated_

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* `options` Object (optional)
  * `webPreferences` [WebPreferences](structures/web-preferences.md?inline) (optional) - Settings of web page's features.

### Instance Properties

Objects created with `new BrowserView` have the following properties:

#### `view.webContents` _Experimental_ _Deprecated_

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A [`WebContents`](web-contents.md) object owned by this view.

### Instance Methods

Objects created with `new BrowserView` have the following instance methods:

#### `view.setAutoResize(options)` _Experimental_ _Deprecated_

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* `options` Object
  * `width` boolean (optional) - If `true`, the view's width will grow and shrink together
    with the window. `false` by default.
  * `height` boolean (optional) - If `true`, the view's height will grow and shrink
    together with the window. `false` by default.
  * `horizontal` boolean (optional) - If `true`, the view's x position and width will grow
    and shrink proportionally with the window. `false` by default.
  * `vertical` boolean (optional) - If `true`, the view's y position and height will grow
    and shrink proportionally with the window. `false` by default.

#### `view.setBounds(bounds)` _Experimental_ _Deprecated_

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* `bounds` [Rectangle](structures/rectangle.md)

Resizes and moves the view to the supplied bounds relative to the window.

#### `view.getBounds()` _Experimental_ _Deprecated_

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Returns [`Rectangle`](structures/rectangle.md)

The `bounds` of this BrowserView instance as `Object`.

#### `view.setBackgroundColor(color)` _Experimental_ _Deprecated_

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* `color` string - Color in Hex, RGB, ARGB, HSL, HSLA or named CSS color format. The alpha channel is
  optional for the hex type.

Examples of valid `color` values:

* Hex
  * `#fff` (RGB)
  * `#ffff` (ARGB)
  * `#ffffff` (RRGGBB)
  * `#ffffffff` (AARRGGBB)
* RGB
  * `rgb\(([\d]+),\s*([\d]+),\s*([\d]+)\)`
    * e.g. `rgb(255, 255, 255)`
* RGBA
  * `rgba\(([\d]+),\s*([\d]+),\s*([\d]+),\s*([\d.]+)\)`
    * e.g. `rgba(255, 255, 255, 1.0)`
* HSL
  * `hsl\((-?[\d.]+),\s*([\d.]+)%,\s*([\d.]+)%\)`
    * e.g. `hsl(200, 20%, 50%)`
* HSLA
  * `hsla\((-?[\d.]+),\s*([\d.]+)%,\s*([\d.]+)%,\s*([\d.]+)\)`
    * e.g. `hsla(200, 20%, 50%, 0.5)`
* Color name
  * Options are listed in [SkParseColor.cpp](https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:third_party/skia/src/utils/SkParseColor.cpp;l=11-152;drc=eea4bf52cb0d55e2a39c828b017c80a5ee054148)
  * Similar to CSS Color Module Level 3 keywords, but case-sensitive.
    * e.g. `blueviolet` or `red`

> [!NOTE]
> Hex format with alpha takes `AARRGGBB` or `ARGB`, _not_ `RRGGBBAA` or `RGB`.