refreshSubtabById()

Refreshes a subtab with the last known URL with a specified ID. This method can’t refresh a subtab if the last known URL is an external page or a Visualforce page. This method is only available in API version 22.0 or later.

Where ID, ACTIVATE, CALLBACK, and FULL_REFRESH are variables.

NameTypeDescription
idstringID of the subtab to refresh.
activatebooleanIf true, the refreshed subtab displays immediately. If false, the refreshed subtab displays in the background.
callbackfunctionJavaScript method that’s called upon completion of the method.
fullRefreshbooleanEnables a full refresh of the entire case feed.

To see this example in action, click the custom link on a case. For more information, see Define Custom Buttons and Links in Salesforce Help.

This method is asynchronous, so it returns its response in an object in a callback method. The response object contains the following field:

NameTypeDescription
successbooleantrue if the subtab refreshed successfully; false if the subtab didn’t refresh.