browserAction.getBadgeText()

Gets the browser action's badge text.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

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

Parameters

details

object.

tabIdOptional

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

windowIdOptional

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.

Browser compatibility

Examples

Log the badge text:

function gotBadgeText(text) {
  console.log(text);
}

var gettingBadgeText = browser.browserAction.getBadgeText({});
gettingBadgeText.then(gotBadgeText);