Connects to the content script(s) in the specified tab. The runtime.onConnect event is fired in each content script running in the specified tab for the current extension. For more details, see content script messaging.
Syntax
browser.tabs.connect( tabId, // integer connectInfo // optional object )
Parameters
tabIdinteger.connectInfoOptionalobject.nameOptionalstring. Will be passed into onConnect for content scripts that are listening for the connection event.frameIdOptionalinteger. Open a port to a specific frame identified byframeIdinstead of all frames in the tab.
Return value
runtime.Port. A port that can be used to communicate with the content scripts running in the specified tab. The port's runtime.Port event is fired if the tab closes or does not exist.
Browser compatibility
Examples
Acknowledgements
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.tabs API. This documentation is derived from tabs.json in the Chromium code.
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