The show
()
function of the downloads
API shows the downloaded file in its containing folder in the underlying platform's file manager.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
var showing = browser.downloads.show( downloadId // integer )
downloadId
integer
representing the ID of the DownloadItem
to show.A Promise
. If the request succeeds, the promise will be fulfilled with a boolean about whether the request was successful. If the request fails, the promise will be rejected with an error message.
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show |
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48 |
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No |
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48-79 |
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This example shows the most recently downloaded item:
function onShowing(success) { console.log(`Showing download item: ${success}`); } function onError(error) { console.log(`Error opening item: ${error}`); } function openDownload(downloadItems) { if (downloadItems.length > 0) { latestDownloadId = downloadItems[0].id; var showing = browser.downloads.show(latestDownloadId); showing.then(onShowing, onError); } } var searching = browser.downloads.search({ limit: 1, orderBy: ["-startTime"] }); searching.then(openDownload, onError);
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.downloads
API.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/downloads/show