runtime.getPlatformInfo()
Returns information about the current platform.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
Syntax
js
let getting = browser.runtime.getPlatformInfo()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A Promise
that will be fulfilled with a runtime.PlatformInfo
value representing the current platform.
Browser compatibility
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Examples
Get and log the platform OS:
js
function gotPlatformInfo(info) {
console.log(info.os);
}
let gettingInfo = browser.runtime.getPlatformInfo();
gettingInfo.then(gotPlatformInfo);
Note:
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.runtime
API. This documentation is derived from runtime.json
in the Chromium code.