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getFocusedPrimaryTabObjectId()

Returns the object ID of the primary tab on which the browser is focused. This method is only available in API version 25.0 or later.

Syntax

1sforce.console.getFocusedPrimaryTabObjectId((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
3     <A HREF="#" onClick="testGetFocusedPrimaryTabObjectId();return false">
4         Click here to get the focused primary tab object ID</A> 
5
6    <apex:includeScript value="/support/console/40.0/integration.js"/>
7    <script type="text/javascript">
8        function testGetFocusedPrimaryTabObjectId() {
9            sforce.console.getFocusedPrimaryTabObjectId(showObjectId);
10        }
11        var showObjectId = function showObjectId(result) {
12            //Display the object ID
13            alert('Object ID: ' + result.id);
14        };
15        
16  </script>
17
18</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 field:

Name Type Description
id string The object ID of the primary tab on which the browser is focused. If there is no primary tab open, the ID is null.
success boolean true if returning the primary tab object ID on which the browser is focused was successful; false if returning the primary tab object ID on which the browser is focused wasn't successful.