runtime.getPlatformInfo()
Returns information about the current platform.This is an asynchronous function that returns aPromise
.
Syntax
js
let getting = browser.runtime.getPlatformInfo()
Parameters
None.
Return value
APromise
that will be fulfilled with aruntime.PlatformInfo
value representing the current platform.
Examples
Get and log the platform OS:
js
function gotPlatformInfo(info) { console.log(info.os);}let gettingInfo = browser.runtime.getPlatformInfo();gettingInfo.then(gotPlatformInfo);
Browser compatibility
Note:This API is based on Chromium'schrome.runtime
API. This documentation is derived fromruntime.json
in the Chromium code.