chrome-extensions-samples/api-samples/action

Action

This sample demonstrates the use of Action API which changes the badge text,icon,hover text or popup page depending on the user's choice or action.

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Overview

This sample demonstrates the Action API by allowing the user to perform the below actions:

• Toggle Enabled State : to enable or disable the extensions' action button in Chrome's toolbar and menu.
• Change Popup Page : to change the popup page by entering a new string or url.
• Badge Text : to insert a text overlay with a solid background color.
• Icon Image : to change the action button's icon.
• Hover Text : it is visible when mousing over the extension's icon.

Implementation Notes

The user can set values to implement above functionalities from here