extension.getURL()

Warning: This function is deprecated. Please use runtime.getURL.

Converts a relative path within an extension's install directory to a fully-qualified URL.

Syntax

js

browser.extension.getURL(
  path // string
)

Parameters

path

string. A path to a resource within an extension expressed relative to its install directory.

Return value

string. The fully-qualified URL to the resource.

Browser compatibility

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Examples

Given a file packaged with the add-on at "beasts/frog.html", get the full URL like this:

js

let fullURL = browser.extension.getURL("beasts/frog.html");

// -> something like:
// moz-extension://2c127fa4-62c7-7e4f-90e5-472b45eecfdc/beasts/frog.html

Example extensions

Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.extension API. This documentation is derived from extension.json in the Chromium code.