pageAction.isShown()

Returns true if the page action is being shown for the given tab.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

js
let gettingIsShown = browser.pageAction.isShown(
  details // object
)

Parameters

details

object. An object containing the tabId to check.

tabId

integer. ID of the tab to check.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with true if the extension's page action is being shown for the given tab, and false otherwise.

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Firefox for Android
Safari on iOS
isShown

Examples

Check the state of the currently active tab:

js
async function shownInActiveTab() {
  let tabs = await browser.tabs.query({
    currentWindow: true,
    active: true,
  });
  let shown = await browser.pageAction.isShown({
    tabId: tabs[0].id,
  });
  console.log(shown);
}