Fired when the user starts interacting with your extension by entering its keyword in the address bar and then pressing the space key.
This will be sent before any omnibox.onInputChanged events.
omnibox.onInputStarted
Syntax
browser.omnibox.onInputStarted.addListener(listener)
browser.omnibox.onInputStarted.removeListener(listener)
browser.omnibox.onInputStarted.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 no arguments.
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 | |
onInputStarted |
9 | 79 | 52 | ? | 15 | No | ? | ? | No | ? | No | ? |
Examples
browser.omnibox.onInputStarted.addListener(() => {
console.log("User has started interacting with me.")
});
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.omnibox API.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/omnibox/onInputStarted