The **AbilityMonitor** module provides monitors for abilities that meet specified conditions. The latest matched abilities are stored in an **AbilityMonitor** object.
> **NOTE**
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> The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 9. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.
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> The APIs of this module are supported and deprecated since API version 9. You are advised to use [abilityMonitor (AbilityMonitor)](js-apis-inner-application-abilityMonitor.md) instead.
## Usage
The ability monitor is set by calling **addAbilityMonitor** in **abilityDelegator**.
The ability monitor can be set by calling **addAbilityMonitor** in **abilityDelegator**.
| abilityName | string | Yes | Yes | Name of the ability bound to the ability monitor. |
| onAbilityCreate?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the ability is created.<br>If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received. |
| onAbilityForeground?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the ability starts to run in the foreground.<br>If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received. |
| onAbilityBackground?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the ability starts to run in the background.<br>If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received. |
| onAbilityDestroy?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the ability is destroyed.<br>If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received. |
| onWindowStageCreate?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the window stage is created.<br>If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received. |
| onWindowStageRestore?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the window stage is restored.<br>If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received. |
| onWindowStageDestroy?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the window stage is destroyed.<br>If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received. |
| abilityName | string | Yes | Yes | Name of the ability bound to the ability monitor.|
| moduleName? | string | Yes | Yes | Name of the module bound to the ability monitor.|
| onAbilityCreate?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the ability is created.<br>If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received.|
| onAbilityForeground?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the ability starts to run in the foreground.<br>If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received.|
| onAbilityBackground?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the ability starts to run in the background.<br>If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received.|
| onAbilityDestroy?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the ability is destroyed.<br>If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received.<br>|
| onWindowStageCreate?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the window stage is created.<br>If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received.<br>|
| onWindowStageRestore?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the window stage is restored.<br>If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received.<br>|
| onWindowStageDestroy?:(data: [Ability](js-apis-application-ability.md#Ability)) | function | Yes | Yes | Called when the window stage is destroyed.<br>If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received.<br>|
