downloads.onErased

Syntax

browser.downloads.onErased.addListener(listener)
browser.downloads.onErased.removeListener(listener)
browser.downloads.onErased.hasListener(listener)

Events have three functions:

addListener(listener)

Adds a listener to this event.

removeListener(listener)

Stop listening to this event. The listener argument is the listener to remove.

hasListener(listener)

Check whether a given listener is registered for this event. Returns true if it is listening, false otherwise.

addListener syntax

Parameters

listener

The function called when this event occurs. This function is passed this argument:

downloadId

An integer representing the id of the downloads.DownloadItem that was erased.

Examples

Add a listener for onErased events, then erase the most recent download:

function handleErased(item) {
  console.log(`Erased: ${item}`);
}

browser.downloads.onErased.addListener(handleErased);

let erasing = browser.downloads.erase({
  limit: 1,
  orderBy: ["-startTime"],
});

Browser compatibility