browserAction.getBadgeText()

Gets the browser action's badge text.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

let gettingText = browser.browserAction.getBadgeText(
 details // object
)

Parameters

details

An object with the following properties:

tabId Optional

integer. Specifies the tab from which to get the badge text.

windowId Optional

integer. Specifies the window from which to get the badge text.

• If windowId and tabId are both supplied, the function fails.
• If windowId and tabId are both omitted, the global badge text is returned.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with a string containing the badge text.

Examples

Log the badge text:

function gotBadgeText(text) {
 console.log(text);
}
let gettingBadgeText = browser.browserAction.getBadgeText({});
gettingBadgeText.then(gotBadgeText);

Browser compatibility