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getPrimaryTabIds()

Returns all of the IDs of open primary tabs. This method is only available in API version 26.0 or later.

Syntax

1sforce.console.getPrimaryTabIds((optional) callback:Function)

Arguments

Name Type Description
callback function JavaScript method that’s called upon completion of the method.

Sample Code–Visualforce

1<apex:page>
2    <A HREF="#" onClick="testGetPrimaryTabIds();return false">
3        Click here to get the primary tab IDs</A> 
4
5    <apex:includeScript value="/support/console/68.0/integration.js"/>
6    <script type="text/javascript">
7        function testGetPrimaryTabIds() {
8              sforce.console.getPrimaryTabIds(showTabId);
9        }
10        
11        var showTabId = function showTabId(result) {
12            //Display the primary tab IDs
13            alert('Primary Tab IDs: ' + result.ids);
14            };
15  </script>
16</apex:page>

Response

This method is asynchronous so it returns its response in an object in a callback method. The response object contains the following fields:

Name Type Description
ids string An array of open primary tab IDs , in order of appearance.
success boolean true if returning the IDs of open primary tabs was successful; false if returning the IDs of open primary tabs wasn't successful.