How to get page URL and store in variable
I like to think I'm decent with JavaScript. That said, the Google's APIs for Chrome extensions are awful! They're less helpful than chewing sand in a dentist office.
My first extension is a page action, and it's supposed to appear when the active tab navigates to a certain domain. When the user clicks the page action's icon, a popup is supposed to appear which shows the URL of the tab (useless, I know, but it's for learning purposes).
I can get the page action to show up (and not show up) when it's supposed to. I can't get the popup to show the tab's URL. Can someone please point out the flaw in my code and why it's wrong?
manifest.json
SFChelper.html (popup)Code:{ "manifest_version": 2, "name": "SFC Helper", "version": "0.1", "description": "This extension searches for debris in surrounding systems.", "background": {"scripts": ["background.js"]}, "page_action": { "default_icon": "SFClogo19.png", "default_title": "Find resources.", "default_popup": "SFChelper.html" }, "permissions": [ "tabs", "http://playstarfleet.com/" ], "icons": { "38": "SFClogo38.png", "128": "SFClogo128.png" } }
SFChelper.jsCode:<!doctype html> <html> <head> <style type="text/css"> body { background: #999999; color: #FF0000; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="test">Something here.</div> <script src="SFChelper.js"></script> </body> </html>
The output in the popup says "Something here." like the script is being ignored (Chrome doesn't allow screenshots while extension popups are open).Code:chrome.tabs.getSelected(null, function(tab) {var address = tab.url}); document.getElementById("test").innerHTML=address;
Adv Reply
Bookmarks