Alias for runtime.getBackgroundPage().
Note: This method cannot be used in Private Browsing mode — it always returns an empty array. Consider using runtime.sendMessage() or runtime.connect(). For more info see bug 1329304.
Syntax
var page = browser.extension.getBackgroundPage()
Parameters
None.
Return value
object. Window of the background page.
Examples
Suppose a background script defines a function foo():
// background.js
function foo() {
console.log("I'm defined in background.js");
}A script running in a popup can call this function directly like this:
// popup.js
var page = browser.extension.getBackgroundPage();
page.foo(); // -> "I'm defined in background.js"Example extensions
Browser compatibility
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This API is based on Chromium's chrome.extension API. This documentation is derived from extension.json in the Chromium code.
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