Fired when a new contextual identity is created. Contextual identities may be created by extensions using the contextualIdentities API, or directly by the user, using the browser's user interface.
contextualIdentities.onCreated
Syntax
browser.contextualIdentities.onCreated.addListener(listener)
browser.contextualIdentities.onCreated.removeListener(listener)
browser.contextualIdentities.onCreated.hasListener(listener)
Events have three functions:
-
addListener(listener) -
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:
-
changeInfo -
object. An object that contains a single property,contextualIdentity, which is acontextualIdentities.ContextualIdentityobject, representing the identity that was created.
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Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
onCreated |
No | No | 57 | ? | No | No | ? | ? | 57 | ? | No | ? |
Examples
function handleCreated(changeInfo) {
console.log(`Created: ${changeInfo.contextualIdentity.name}`);
}
browser.contextualIdentities.onCreated.addListener(handleCreated);
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/contextualIdentities/onCreated