Fired when a tab is updated.
Syntax
browser.tabs.onUpdated.addListener(function(
tabId, // integer
changeInfo, // object
tab // Tab
) {...})
browser.tabs.onUpdated.removeListener(listener)
browser.tabs.onUpdated.hasListener(listener)
Events have three functions:
addListener(callback)- Adds a listener to this event.
removeListener(listener)- Stop listening to this event. The
listenerargument is the listener to remove. hasListener(listener)- Check whether
listeneris registered for this event. Returnstrueif it is listening,falseotherwise.
addListener syntax
Parameters
callback-
Function that will be called when this event occurs. The function will be passed the following arguments:
tabIdinteger.
changeInfoobject. Lists the changes to the state of the tab that was updated.
tabtabs.Tab. Gives the state of the tab that was updated.
Additional objects
changeInfo
Lists the changes to the state of the tab that was updated. To learn more about these properties, see the tabs.Tab documentation.
statusOptionalstring. The status of the tab. Can be either loading or complete.urlOptionalstring. The tab's URL if it has changed.pinnedOptionalboolean. The tab's new pinned state.audibleOptionalboolean. The tab's new audible state.mutedInfoOptionaltabs.MutedInfo. The tab's new muted state and the reason for the change.favIconUrlOptionalstring. The tab's new favicon URL.
Browser compatibility
Examples
Example add-ons
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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