extension.onRequestExternal

Fired when a request is sent from another extension.

Syntax

chrome.extension.onRequestExternal.addListener(function(
  request,         // optional any
  sender,          // runtime.MessageSender
  function() {...} // function
) {...})
chrome.extension.onRequestExternal.removeListener(listener)
chrome.extension.onRequestExternal.hasListener(listener)

Events have three functions:

addListener(callback)

Adds a listener to this event.

removeListener(listener)

Stop listening to this event. The listener argument is the listener to remove.

hasListener(listener)

Check whether listener is registered for this event. Returns true if it is listening, false otherwise.

addListener syntax

Parameters

callback

Function that will be called when this event occurs. The function will be passed the following arguments:

request

any. The request sent by the calling script.

sender

runtime.MessageSender.

sendResponse

function. Function to call when you have a response. The argument should be any JSON-ifiable object, or undefined if there is no response.

Browser compatibility