Open the page action's popup.
You can only call this function from inside the handler for a user action.
pageAction.openPopup()
Syntax
browser.pageAction.openPopup()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A Promise that is resolved with 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 | |
openPopup |
No | No | 57 | ? | No | 16 | ? | ? | 79 | ? | 16 | ? |
Examples
Open the popup when the user selects a context menu item:
browser.menus.create({
id: "open-popup",
title: "open popup",
contexts: ["all"]
});
browser.menus.onClicked.addListener(() => {
browser.pageAction.openPopup();
});
Example extensions
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/pageAction/openPopup