Post data on new tab/new window/current window ?

[Yep]

Hi there,

I don't find answers to my question. I'm currently developping an
extension for firefox and I would like to post data when I load an URL
in :
- the current window
- a new tab
- in a new window

To post data in a new tab, I know that's possible :
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XUL:Method:addTab
But I don't find a way to post data in the current window or in a new
window.

Can anyone help me please ?

[Mark Finkle]

When your in the current window and you want to POST data somewhere, the
easiest way could be XMLHttpRequest:

http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XMLHttpRequest

Mark Finkle

[Yep]

hmmm ... if I use XMLHttpRequest, the result of request will be not
display on the screen (in the current window). What I need to do is
load a web page in the current window with posted data.

[eric...@yahoo.com]

You can load content into existing browsers with nsIURILoader::openURI
http://www.xulplanet.com/references/xpcomref/ifaces/nsIURILoader.html

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[Neil]

Yep wrote:

>To post data in a new tab, I know that's possible :
>http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XUL:Method:addTab
>But I don't find a way to post data in the current window or in a new window.
>
>

Call loadURI(aURI, aReferrer, aPostData) to post data in the current window.
Call window.openDialog('chrome://browser/content', '_blank', 'all,
dialog=no', aURI, aReferrer, aPostData) to post data in a new window.

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[Yep]

Hey, hey ! Thanks a lot, I will make some tests with this :)

On 25 jan, 20:51, Neil <n...@parkwaycc.co.uk> wrote:
> Yep wrote:
> >To post data in a new tab, I know that's possible :
> >http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XUL:Method:addTab

> >But I don't find a way to post data in the current window or in a new window.Call loadURI(aURI, aReferrer, aPostData) to post data in the current window.