getFocusedPrimaryTabId()

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

Syntax

sforce.console.getFocusedPrimaryTabId((optional) callback:Function)

Arguments

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

Sample Code–Visualforce

<apex:page>

     <A HREF="#" onClick="testGetFocusedPrimaryTabId();return false">
         Click here to get the focused primary tab ID</A> 

    <apex:includeScript value="/support/console/64.0/integration.js"/>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function testGetFocusedPrimaryTabId() {
            sforce.console.getFocusedPrimaryTabId(showTabId);
        }
        var showTabId = function showTabId(result) {
            //Display the tab ID
            alert('Tab ID: ' + result.id);
        };
        
  </script>

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