index.md

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title: omnibox.OnInputEnteredDisposition
slug: Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/omnibox/OnInputEnteredDisposition
page-type: webextension-api-type
tags:
  - API
  - Add-ons
  - Extensions
  - OnInputEnteredDisposition
  - Reference
  - Type
  - WebExtensions
  - omnibox
browser-compat: webextensions.api.omnibox.OnInputEnteredDisposition

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{{AddonSidebar()}}

The omnibox.OnInputEnteredDisposition type describes how the extension should handle a user selection from the suggestions in the address bar's drop-down list.

It's passed into the {{WebExtAPIRef("omnibox.onInputEntered")}} event listener, along with the selection itself.

Type

Values of this type are strings. They may take any one of the following values:

• "currentTab"

  • : Open the selection in the current tab.

• "newForegroundTab"

  • : Open the selection in a new tab, and bring this new tab into the foreground.

• "newBackgroundTab"

  • : Open the selection in a new background tab, keeping the current tab in the foreground.

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.omnibox API.