Returns an array of the Window objects for each of the pages running inside the current extension. This includes, for example:
- the background page, if one is defined
- any popup pages, if defined and loaded
- any options pages, if defined and loaded
- any browser tabs that host content packaged with the extension
In Firefox, if this method is called from a page that is part of a private browsing window, such as a sidebar in a private window or a popup opened from a private window, then its return value will not include the extension's background page.
Syntax
var windows = browser.extension.getViews(
fetchProperties // optional object
)
Parameters
fetchProperties
Optionalobject
.-
type
Optionalstring
. Anextension.ViewType
indicating the type of view to get. If omitted, this function returns all views.windowId
Optionalinteger
. The window to restrict the search to. If omitted, this function returns all views.
Return value
array
of object
. Array of Window objects.
Browser compatibility
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Examples
Get all windows belonging to this extension, and log their URLs:
var windows = browser.extension.getViews();
for (var extensionWindow of windows) {
console.log(extensionWindow.location.href);
}
Get only windows in browser tabs hosting content packaged with the extension:
var windows = browser.extension.getViews({type: "tab"});
Get only windows in popups:
var windows = browser.extension.getViews({type: "popup"});
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.extension
API. This documentation is derived from extension.json
in the Chromium code.
Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.