This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.
Syntax
var highlighting = browser.tabs.highlight( highlightInfo // object )
Parameters
highlightInfoobject.-
windowIdOptionalinteger. ID of the window that contains the tabs.populateOptional-
boolean. Defaults totrue. If set tofalse, thewindows.Windowobject won't have atabsproperty containing a list oftabs.Tabobjects representing the tabs open in the window.Note: Populating the window (the default behavior) can be an expensive operation if there are lots of tabs. For better performance it's recommended to manually set
populatetofalseif you don't need tab details. tabsarrayof integer values specifying one or more tab indices to highlight. Previously highlighted tabs not included intabswill stop being highlighted. The first tab intabswill become active.
Return value
A Promise that will be fulfilled with a windows.Window object containing details about the window whose tabs were highlighted. If the window could not be found or some other error occurs, the promise will be rejected with an error message.
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
highlight | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support 63 | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | Firefox Android No support No |
highlightInfo.populate | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 63 | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | Firefox Android No support No |
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This API is based on Chromium's chrome.tabs API. This documentation is derived from tabs.json in the Chromium code.
Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
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