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) -
Adds a listener to this event.
-
removeListener(listener) -
Stop listening to this event. The
listenerargument is the listener to remove. -
hasListener(listener) -
Check whether a
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:
-
window -
A
windows.Windowobject containing details of the window that was created.
-
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 | |
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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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/windows/onCreated