> The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 8. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.
**Want** is the basic communication component of the system.
## Modules to Import
```
import Want from '@ohos.application.Want';
```
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| deviceId | Read only | string | No | ID of the device running the ability. |
| bundleName | Read only | string | No | Bundle name of the ability. If both **bundleName** and **abilityName** are specified in a **Want** object, the **Want** object can directly match the specified ability. |
| abilityName | Read only | string | No | Name of the ability. 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, numbers are passed in. For details, see [flags](js-apis-featureAbility.md#flags). |
| action | Read only | string | No | Action option. |
| parameters | Read only | {[key: string]: any} | No | List of parameters in the **Want** object. |
| entities | Read only | Array\<string> | No | List of entities. |
| Name | Readable/Writable| Type | Mandatory| Description |
| deviceId | Read only | string | No | ID of the device running the ability. |
| bundleName | Read only | string | No | Bundle name of the ability. If both **bundleName** and **abilityName** are specified in a **Want** object, the **Want** object can match a specific ability.|
| abilityName | Read only | string | No | Name of the ability. If both **package** and **abilityName** are specified in a **Want** object, the **Want** object can match a specific 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, numbers are passed in. For details, see [flags](js-apis-featureAbility.md#flags).|
| action | Read only | string | No | Action option. |
| parameters | Read only | {[key: string]: any} | No | List of parameters in the **Want** object. |
| entities | Read only | Array\<string> | No | List of entities. |
| moduleName<sup>9+</sup> | Read only | string | No | Module to which the ability belongs. Different abilities among HAP files in an application may use the same name. If the abilities cannot be distinguished by the combination of **bundleName** and **abilityName**, you can set **moduleName** for better distinguishing.| |
