How to get page title?

[Arpit]

Hi,

This is regarding Context Menu APIs. I am looking for the way to get
the title of current page, in the same manner as we can get its URL by
using pageUrl (ref: http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/beta/contextMenus.html).

Thanks. :)

[PhistucK]

You cannot do it in the same way, you have to inject a script into the tab (either a content script or by using chrome.tabs.executeScript), you can use the Tab argument to identify the tabs to which you need to inject the script using chrome.tabs.executeScript, or to which you need to send a message (in case you are using a content script).

Within the injected script, use message passing to pass the information to the background page by using chrome.extension.sendRequest({title: document.title}, function(){}) to send the title to the background page (in which you should receive the message with chrome.extension.onRequest.addListener).

☆PhistucK

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[TobiFromBavaria]

The second parameter of the onclick function is the tab.
http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/tabs.html#type-Tab

[TobiFromBavaria]

You are wrong. Content scripts are not necessary to get the title of a
tab. A object of the Tab type can have a "title" attribute.
http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/tabs.html#type-Tab
The title attribute may be missing when the page is still loading.

[PhistucK]

Wow. Thank you for enlightening me, I did not know that. I will try to remember it next time.

Sorry for giving out false information.

☆PhistucK

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