runtime.getBrowserInfo()
Returns information about the browser in which the extension is installed.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.
Syntax
js
let gettingInfo = browser.runtime.getBrowserInfo()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A Promise that will be fulfilled with an object which has the following properties:
name-
string value representing the browser name, for example "Firefox".
vendor-
string value representing the browser's vendor, for example "Mozilla".
version-
string representing the browser's version, for example "51.0" or "51.0a2".
buildID-
string representing the specific build of the browser, for example "20161018004015".
Examples
Get and log the browser's name:
js
function gotBrowserInfo(info) {
console.log(info.name);
}
let gettingInfo = browser.runtime.getBrowserInfo();
gettingInfo.then(gotBrowserInfo);
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