downloads.show()
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
.
Syntax
js
let showing = browser.downloads.show(
downloadId // integer
)
Parameters
downloadId
-
An
integer
representing the ID of theDownloadItem
to show.
Return value
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.
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
Examples
This example shows the most recently downloaded item:
js
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;
let showing = browser.downloads.show(latestDownloadId);
showing.then(onShowing, onError);
}
}
let searching = browser.downloads.search({
limit: 1,
orderBy: ["-startTime"]
});
searching.then(openDownload, onError);
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.downloads
API.