CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javascriptgoogle-chrome-extension
PeterPam
PeterPam

Reputation: 437

how to navigate a specified tab to new url

I have a chrome extension and on start, I open a new tab. This will be my "work" tab.

How to navigate to a new url in this tab? How to identify this tab and tell him to navigate to the new url?

I'm trying with this code:

chrome.tabs.query( { active: true, currentWindow: true }, function( tabs ) {
    chrome.tabs.update( tabs[0].id, { url: "http://stackoverflow.com//" } );
  });

but this navigates the current tab to the new url. I need to navigate in my "work" tab.

I think I will need to take an id from the tab that I created on start and use this id as a destination for the later navigates. but, how to do this?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 279

Answers (1)

PeterPam
PeterPam

Reputation: 437

fixed.

when create the tab, use: 

chrome.tabs.create({index: 0, url: 'http://stackoverflow.com'}, function() {});

for update the url in this tab:

chrome.tabs.query( { active: false, currentWindow: true }, function( tabs ) {
    chrome.tabs.update( tabs[0].id, { url: "http://stackoverflow.com//" } );
  });

active must be set to false.

Upvotes: 1

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