# AbilityMonitor The **AbilityMonitor** module provides monitors for abilities that meet specified conditions. The latest matched abilities are stored in an **AbilityMonitor** object. > **NOTE** > > 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. ## Usage The ability monitor is set by calling **addAbilityMonitor** in **abilityDelegator**. ```js import AbilityDelegatorRegistry from '@ohos.application.abilityDelegatorRegistry' var abilityDelegator; function onAbilityCreateCallback(data) { console.info("onAbilityCreateCallback"); } var monitor = { abilityName: "abilityname", onAbilityCreate: onAbilityCreateCallback } abilityDelegator = AbilityDelegatorRegistry.getAbilityDelegator(); abilityDelegator.addAbilityMonitor(monitor, (err : any) => { console.info("addAbilityMonitor callback"); }); ``` ## AbilityMonitor Describes an ability monitor. **System capability**: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core | Name | Type | Readable| Writable| Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ---- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
If this attribute is not set, the corresponding lifecycle callback cannot be received. |