Question

This is my most simple function:

function do_the_redirect(where_to)
{

                up2 = new Object();
                up2.url =where_to;
                //alert("here");
                chrome.tabs.update(tab.id, up2);

}

But it gives me this error:

Uncaught ReferenceError: tab is not defined

Answer 1

// in background.js

function onRequest(request, sender, sendResponse) {
    function do_the_redirect(where_to) {
        var up2 = new Object();
        up2.url = where_to;
        chrome.tabs.update(sender.tab.id, up2);
   };
};
chrome.extension.onRequest.AddListener(onRequest);