omnibox.OnInputEnteredDisposition

The omnibox.OnInputEnteredDisposition type describes how the extension should handle a user selection from the suggestions in the address bar's drop-down list.

It's passed into the {{WebExtAPIRef("omnibox.onInputEntered")}} event listener, along with the selection itself.

Type

Values of this type are strings. They may take any one of the following values:

• "currentTab"
  • : Open the selection in the current tab.
• "newForegroundTab"
  • : Open the selection in a new tab, and bring this new tab into the foreground.
• "newBackgroundTab"
  • : Open the selection in a new background tab, keeping the current tab in the foreground.

Browser compatibility

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[!NOTE] This API is based on Chromium's chrome.omnibox API.