Fired when a tab is detached from a window, for example because it is being moved between windows.
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tabs.onDetached
Syntax
browser.tabs.onDetached.addListener(listener)
browser.tabs.onDetached.removeListener(listener)
browser.tabs.onDetached.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:
-
tabId -
integer. ID of the tab that was detached. -
detachInfo -
object. ID of the previous window, and index of the tab within it. See the detachInfo section for more details.
-
Additional objects
detachInfo
-
oldWindowId -
integer. ID of the previous window. -
oldPosition -
integer. Index position that the tab had in the old window.
Examples
Listen for detach events, and log the info:
function handleDetached(tabId, detachInfo) {
console.log(`Tab: ${tabId} moved`);
console.log(`Old window: ${detachInfo.oldWindowId}`);
console.log(`Old index: ${detachInfo.oldPosition}`);
}
browser.tabs.onDetached.addListener(handleDetached);
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 | |
onDetached |
Yes | 15 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | 54 | ? | 15 | ? |
Note: 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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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs/onDetached