getSubtabIds()

Returns all of the IDs of the subtabs on the primary tab specified by a primary tab ID. If the primary tab ID is null, it returns the IDs of the subtabs on the current primary tab. This method can only be called from a custom console component or a detail page overwritten by a Visualforce page. This method is only available in API version 26.0 or later.

Syntax

1sforce.console.getSubtabIds( (optional) primaryTabId:String, (optional) callback:Function)

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
primaryTabId	string	ID of the primary tab from which the subtab IDs are returned.
callback	function	JavaScript method that’s called upon completion of the method.

Sample Code–Visualforce

1<apex:page>
2    <A HREF="#" onClick="testGetSubtabIds();return false">
3        Click here to get the subtab IDs</A> 
4
5    <apex:includeScript value="/support/console/61.0/integration.js"/>
6    <script type="text/javascript">
7        function testGetSubtabIds() {
8            //Get the subtabs of the primary tab 'scc-pt-0'
9           //This value is for example purposes only
10             var primaryTabId = 'scc-pt-0';
11              sforce.console.getSubtabIds(primaryTabId , showTabId);
12        }
13        
14        var showTabId = function showTabId(result) {
15            //Display the subtab IDs
16            alert('Subtab IDs: ' + result.ids);
17            };
18  </script>
19</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 subtab IDs.
success	boolean	`true` if firing the event was successful; `false` if firing the event wasn't successful.

Salesforce Console Developer Guide

getSubtabIds()

Syntax

Arguments

Sample Code–Visualforce

Response