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devtools.panels.ExtensionSidebarPane.onHidden

Called when the sidebar pane becomes hidden, as a result of the user switching away from it.

Syntax

browser.devtools.panels.onHidden.addListener(listener)
browser.devtools.panels.onHidden.removeListener(listener)
browser.devtools.panels.onHidden.hasListener(listener)

Events have three functions:

addListener(callback)
Adds a listener to this event.
removeListener(listener)
Stops listening to this event. The listener argument is the listener to remove.
hasListener(listener)
Checks whether listener is registered for this event. Returns true if it is listening, and false otherwise.

addListener syntax

Parameters

callback

Function called when this event occurs. This function will be passed no arguments.

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
onHidden
Yes
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This event is only fired when the user switches between sidebar panes, not when the user switches between devtools panels. See bug 1412317.
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Examples

Create a sidebar pane, and log show and hide events.

function onCreated(sidebarPane) {

  sidebarPane.onShown.addListener(() => {
    console.log("Shown");
  });

  sidebarPane.onHidden.addListener(() => {
    console.log("Hidden");
  });

}

browser.devtools.panels.elements.createSidebarPane("My pane").then(onCreated);

Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.devtools.panels API.

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/devtools/panels/ExtensionSidebarPane/onHidden