Salesforce Console Developer Guide
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closeTab()
Closes a specified primary tab or subtab. Keep in mind that
closing the first tab in a primary tab closes the primary tab itself. This method is only available in API version 20.0 or later.
Syntax
1sforce.console.closeTab(id:String, (optional) callback:Function)Arguments
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | ID of the primary tab or subtab to close. |
| callback | function | For API version 35.0 or later, the JavaScript method that’s called upon completion of the method. |
Sample Code API 20.0 or Later–Visualforce
1<apex:page standardController="Case">
2 <A HREF="#" onClick="testCloseTab();return false">
3 Click here to close this tab</A>
4
5 <apex:includeScript value="/support/console/61.0/integration.js"/>
6 <script type="text/javascript">
7 function testCloseTab() {
8 //First find the ID of the current tab to close it
9 sforce.console.getEnclosingTabId(closeSubtab);
10 }
11
12 var closeSubtab = function closeSubtab(result) {
13 //Now that we have the tab ID, we can close it
14 var tabId = result.id;
15 sforce.console.closeTab(tabId);
16 };
17 </script>
18</apex:page>Response
None
Sample Code API Version 35.0 or Later–Visualforce
1<apex:page standardController="Case">
2 <A HREF="#" onClick="testCloseTab();return false">
3 Click here to close this tab</A>
4
5 <apex:includeScript value="/support/console/61.0/integration.js"/>
6 <script type="text/javascript">
7 var callback = function () {
8 if (result.error) {
9 alert("Error message is " + result.error);
10 }
11 };
12 function testCloseTab() {
13 //First find the ID of the current tab to close it
14 sforce.console.getEnclosingTabId(closeSubtab);
15 }
16
17 var closeSubtab = function closeSubtab(result) {
18 //Now that we have the tab ID, we can close it
19 var tabId = result.id;
20 sforce.console.closeTab(tabId, callback);
21 };
22 </script>
23</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 |
|---|---|---|
| success | boolean | true if the tab was re-opened, false otherwise. |
| error | string | Error message if the tab couldn’t be closed. |