browserAction.disable()
Disables the browser action for a tab, meaning that it cannot be clicked when that tab is active.
Syntax
js
browser.browserAction.disable( tabId // optional integer)Parameters
tabIdOptionalinteger. The id of the tab for which you want to disable the browser action.
Examples
Disable the browser action when clicked, and re-enable it every time a new tab is opened:
js
browser.tabs.onCreated.addListener(() => { browser.browserAction.enable();});browser.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(() => { browser.browserAction.disable();});Disable the browser action only for the active tab:
js
browser.browserAction.onClicked.addListener((tab) => { browser.browserAction.disable(tab.id);});Browser compatibility
Note:This API is based on Chromium'schrome.browserAction API. This documentation is derived frombrowser_action.json in the Chromium code.