Shows the page action for a given tab. The page action is shown whenever the given tab is the active tab.
Syntax
chrome.pageAction.show( tabId // integer )
This API is also available as browser.pageAction.show().
Parameters
tabIdinteger. The ID of the tab for which you want to show the page action.
Browser compatibility
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox for Android | Opera | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | 45.0 | 50.0 | 33 |
Compatibility notes
Firefox for Android
- The 'tabId' parameter is ignored, and the page action is shown for all tabs.
Examples
This example shows the page action for the active tab when the user selects a context menu item. Note that you'll need the contextMenus permission in your manifest to create context menu items.
chrome.contextMenus.create({
id: "show",
title: "Show page action"
});
chrome.contextMenus.onClicked.addListener(function(info, tab) {
if (info.menuItemId == "show") {
chrome.pageAction.show(tab.id);
}
});
Example add-ons
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.pageAction API. This documentation is derived from page_action.json in the Chromium code.
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