tabs.goForward()
Navigate to the next page in tab's history, if available.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
Syntax
let goingForward = browser.tabs.goForward(
tabId, // optional integer
callback // optional function
)
Parameters
tabId
Optional-
integer
. The ID of the tab to navigate. Defaults to the active tab of the current window. callback
Optional-
function
. When the page navigation finishes, this function is called without parameters.
Return value
A Promise
that is fulfilled when the page navigation finishes.
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
Examples
Go forward to the next page in the current tab:
function onGoForward() {
console.log("Gone forward");
}
function onError(error) {
console.log(`Error: ${error}`);
}
let goingForward = browser.tabs.goForward();
goingForward.then(onGoForward, onError);
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.tabs
API. This documentation is derived from tabs.json
in the Chromium code.
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