BrowserTab.update()

Description:

The update() method provides a way to update the properties of a browser tab.

Parameters:

• properties: The new properties to use for updating the tab.

Syntax:

void update (BrowserTabProperties properties)

Example:

The following example creates a button on the browser toolbar. When the button is clicked, the current tab is detected and is then locked (pinned).

//
// The background process (e.g. index.html) 
//

// Specify the properties of the button before creating it.
var UIItemProperties = {
  disabled: false,
  title: "Example extension",
  icon: "images/icon_18.png",
  onclick: function() {
    // Detect the currently selected tab
    var thisTab = opera.extension.tabs.getSelected();
    
    // Make the current tab locked (pinned)
    thisTab.update({locked: true});
  }
};

// Create the button and add it to the toolbar.
var button = opera.contexts.toolbar.createItem( UIItemProperties );  
opera.contexts.toolbar.addItem(button);