getFocusedSubtabId()

Returns the ID of the subtab on which the browser is focused. For example, a case ID or account ID. This method is only available in API version 25.0 or later.

Syntax

sforce.console.getFocusedSubtabId((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="testGetFocusedSubtabId();">
           Click here to get the ID of the focused subtab</A> 

    <apex:includeScript value="/support/console/63.0/integration.js"/>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function testGetFocusedSubtabId() {
            sforce.console.getFocusedSubtabId(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 subtab on which the browser is focused. If no subtab is open, the ID is null.
success boolean true if returning the ID of the focused subtab was successful; false if returning the ID of the focused subtab wasn't successful.