Fired when a window is created.
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windows.onCreated
Syntax
browser.windows.onCreated.addListener(listener)
browser.windows.onCreated.removeListener(listener)
browser.windows.onCreated.hasListener(listener)
Events have three functions:
-
addListener(callback)
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Adds a listener to this event.
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removeListener(listener)
-
Stop listening to this event. The
listener
argument is the listener to remove. -
hasListener(listener)
-
Check whether a
listener
is registered for this event. Returnstrue
if it is listening,false
otherwise.
addListener syntax
Parameters
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callback
-
Function that will be called when this event occurs. The function will be passed the following arguments:
-
window
-
A
windows.Window
object containing details of the window that was created.
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Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
onCreated |
Yes | 14 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | No | ? |
15Fires a pair of events: one for private browsing, one for regular browsing. |
? |
Examples
Log the IDs of new windows as they are created:
browser.windows.onCreated.addListener((window) => {
console.log(`New window: ${window.id}`);
});
Example extensions
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.windows
API. This documentation is derived from windows.json
in the Chromium code.
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