Hides the page action for a given tab.
hide() overrides pattern matching, so the page action will not be shown in the specified tab even if its URL is matched by show_matches.
pageAction.hide()
Syntax
browser.pageAction.hide(
tabId // integer
)
Parameters
-
tabId -
integer. The ID of the tab for which you want to hide the page action.
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 | |
hide |
Yes | 14 | 45 | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? |
50Before version 56, the 'tabId' parameter was ignored, and the page action was hidden for all tabs. |
? | No | ? |
Examples
Hide the page action for the current tab when the user clicks it:
browser.pageAction.onClicked.addListener((tab) => {
browser.pageAction.hide(tab.id);
});
Example extensions
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.pageAction API. This documentation is derived from page_action.json in the Chromium code.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/pageAction/hide