> The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 6. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.
## Constraints
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| callback | AsyncCallback\<boolean> | Yes | Callback used to return the result.<br>Returns **true** if the main window of this ability has the focus; returns **false** otherwise.|
| callback | AsyncCallback\<boolean> | Yes | Callback used to return the result.<br>Returns **true** if the main window of this ability has the focus; returns **false** otherwise.|
**Example**
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| resultCode<sup>7+</sup> | Read-only | number | Yes | Result code returned after the ability is destroyed. The feature for defining error-specific result codes is coming soon.|
| want<sup>7+</sup> | Read-only | [Want](#want) | No | Data returned after the ability is destroyed. You can define the data to be returned. This parameter can be **null**. |
| resultCode<sup>7+</sup> | Read-only | number | Yes | Result code returned after the ability is destroyed. The feature for defining error-specific result codes is coming soon.|
| want<sup>7+</sup> | Read-only | [Want](js-apis-application-Want.md) | No | Data returned after the ability is destroyed. You can define the data to be returned. This parameter can be **null**. |
## StartAbilityParameter
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| Name | Readable/Writable| Type | Mandatory | Description |
| want | Read-only | [Want](#want) | Yes | Information about the ability to start. |
| abilityStartSetting | Read-only | {[key: string]: any} | No | Special attribute of the ability to start. This attribute can be passed in the method call. |
| deviceId | Read-only | string | No | ID of the device that runs the ability. |
| bundleName | Read-only | string | No | Bundle name of the ability to start. |
| abilityName | Read-only | string | No | Name of the ability to start. If both **package** and **AbilityName** are specified in this field in a **Want** object, the **Want** object can directly match the specified ability. |
| uri | Read-only | string | No | URI information to match. If **uri** is specified in a **Want** object, the **Want** object will match the specified URI information, including **scheme**, **schemeSpecificPart**, **authority**, and **path**. |
| type | Read-only | string | No | MIME type, for example, text/plain or image/*. |
| flags | Read-only | number | No | How the **Want** object will be handled. By default, a number is passed. For details, see [flags](#flags). |
| parameters | Read-only | {[key: string]: any} | No | List of parameters in the **Want** object. |
| entities | Read-only | Array\<string> | No | List of entities. |
| extensionAbilityName<sup>9+<sup> | Read-only | string | No | Description of the Extension ability name in the **Want** object. |
| extensionAbilityType<sup>9+<sup> | Read-only | number | No | Description of the Extension ability type in the **Want** object. |
| want | Read-only | [Want](js-apis-application-Want.md) | Yes | Information about the ability to start. |
| abilityStartSetting | Read-only | {[key: string]: any} | No | Special attribute of the ability to start. This attribute can be passed in the method call.|
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## flags
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| FLAG_ABILITY_CONTINUATION_REVERSIBLE | 0x00000400 | Indicates that the migration is reversible. |
| FLAG_INSTALL_ON_DEMAND | 0x00000800 | Indicates that the specific ability will be installed if it has not been installed. |
| FLAG_INSTALL_WITH_BACKGROUND_MODE | 0x80000000 | Indicates that the specific ability will be installed in the background if it has not been installed. |
| FLAG_ABILITY_CLEAR_MISSION | 0x00008000 | Clears other operation missions. This flag can be set for the **Want** object in the **startAbility** API passed to [ohos.app.Context](js-apis-ability-context.md) and must be used together with **flag_ABILITY_NEW_MISSION**.|
| FLAG_ABILITY_CLEAR_MISSION | 0x00008000 | Clears other operation missions. This flag can be set for the **Want** object in the **startAbility** API passed to [ohos.app.Context](js-apis-ability-context.md) and must be used together with **flag_ABILITY_NEW_MISSION**.|
| FLAG_ABILITY_NEW_MISSION | 0x10000000 | Creates a mission on the historical mission stack. |
| FLAG_ABILITY_MISSION_TOP | 0x20000000 | Starts the mission on the top of the existing mission stack; creates an ability instance if no mission exists.|
| FLAG_ABILITY_MISSION_TOP | 0x20000000 | Starts the mission on the top of the existing mission stack; creates an ability instance if no mission exists.|
