Saves the current page as a PDF file. This will open a dialog, supplied by the underlying operating system, asking the user where they want to save the PDF file.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
Saves the current page as a PDF file. This will open a dialog, supplied by the underlying operating system, asking the user where they want to save the PDF file.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
let saving = browser.tabs.saveAsPDF( pageSettings // object )
pageSettings
object
. Settings for the saved page, as a tabs.PageSettings
object. This object must be given, but all its properties are optional. Any properties not specified here will get the default values listed in the PageSettings
documentation.
A Promise
that will be fulfilled with a status string when the dialog has closed. The string may be any of:
In this example a background script listens for a click on a browser action, then tries to save the currently active tab as a PDF file, then logs the result:
browser.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(() => { browser.tabs.saveAsPDF({}) .then((status) => { console.log(status); }); });
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This function does not work on macOS.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs/saveAsPDF