Salesforce Console Developer Guide

Salesforce Console Developer Guide
Lightning Console API
How are the Classic and Lightning Console APIs Different?
Lightning Console JavaScript API
Lightning Console JavaScript API Syntax
Using Background Utility Items
Using Pop-Out Utilities
Using Events with the Lightning Console JavaScript API
Using Page Context in the Utility Bar API
Using Page References to Open Console Workspace Tabs and Subtabs
Debugging
Methods
Methods for Navigation Items
focusNavigationItem()
getNavigationItems()
getSelectedNavigationItem()
refreshNavigationItem()
setSelectedNavigationItem()
Methods for Workspace Tabs and Subtabs
Methods for the Utility Bar
Methods for Chat
Methods for Omni-Channel
Events
Salesforce Classic API
Other Resources
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setSelectedNavigationItem() for Lightning Experience

Sets the selected navigation item to a specific ID. This method works only in Lightning console apps.

Arguments

Name Type Description
developerName string The ID of the navigation item.

Sample Code

This Aura component has a button that, when pressed, sets the specified ID as the selected navigation item.

Component code:

Controller code:

Response

This method returns a promise that, upon success, resolves to true.