chrome/common/extensions/docs/templates/intros/extension.html

   1 <h2 id="content scripts">Support for content scripts</h2>
   2 <p>
   3 Unlike the other chrome.* APIs,
   4 parts of <code>chrome.extension</code>
   5 can be used by content scripts:
   6 </p>
   7
   8 <dl>
   9   <dt>
  10     $ref:runtime.sendMessage and
  11     $ref:runtime.onMessage
  12   </dt>
  13   <dd>
  14     Simple communication with extension pages
  15   </dd>
  16   <dt>
  17     $ref:runtime.connect and
  18     $ref:runtime.onConnect
  19   </dt>
  20   <dd>
  21     Extended communication with extension pages
  22   </dd>
  23   <dt>
  24     $ref:extension.getURL
  25   </dt>
  26   <dd>
  27     Access to extension resources such as image files
  28   </dd>
  29 </dl>
  30
  31 <p>
  32 For details, see
  33 <a href="content_scripts.html">Content Scripts</a>.
  34 </p>