menus.remove()
Removes a menu item.
For compatibility with other browsers, Firefox makes this method available via thecontextMenus
namespace as well as themenus
namespace.
This is an asynchronous function that returns aPromise
.
Syntax
js
let removing = browser.menus.remove( menuItemId // integer or string)
Parameters
menuItemId
integer
orstring
. The ID of the menu item to remove.
Return value
APromise
that will be fulfilled with no arguments if removal was successful, or rejected with an error message if removal failed (for example, because the item could not be found).
Examples
This extension adds a menu item labeled "Remove me!". If you click the item, the extension removes it.
js
function onRemoved() { console.log("item removed successfully");}function onError() { console.log("error removing item:", browser.runtime.lastError);}browser.menus.create({ id: "remove-me", title: "Remove me!", contexts: ["all"],});browser.menus.onClicked.addListener((info, tab) => { if (info.menuItemId === "remove-me") { let removing = browser.menus.remove(info.menuItemId); removing.then(onRemoved, onError); }});
Example extensions
Browser compatibility
Note:This API is based on Chromium'schrome.contextMenus
API. This documentation is derived fromcontext_menus.json
in the Chromium code.