Open and close tab from thingworx?

[gvejandla]

Is there a way to open a new tab in the browser with URL(ex: "www.google.com") and close the same tab?

What I am trying to achieve is, with the click of button 1, a new tab should open with URL "www.google.com" and

with click of button 2, it should close the same tab. I know using "link widget" I can open the tab, but is there a way to close it?

Thanks.

[CarlesColl]

You can't control other tabs from within one tab, this is a Browser limitation not a TW limitation ( security issues ).

[gvejandla]

You can do it using java script:

var tab;

function winOpen(){

  tab= window.open("www.google.com");

}

function winClose(){

  tab.close();

}

[CarlesColl]

Wops, I was wrong

If you want to use this Javascript, I think you will need to create a custom UI Extension in order to store the global variable tab to call it later on for close.

[gvejandla]

Do you have any link to documentation on how to create custom UI extension?

Thank you.

[thearonh]

You can find the information in the Extension Developers Guide.  The link to Download the Guide is in the ThingWorx marketplace on the Eclipse Plugin download page here:  http://marketplace.thingworx.com/Items/eclipse-plugin-for-thingworx-extensions

The section within the documentation you are looking for is called 'Adding Custom Widgets' and it will talk about including custom JS in an Extension.  I highly recommend using the Eclipse Plugin for generating the project and necessary widget files and well as packaging of the Extension.

Good Luck!

[nkhose]

Hi Gautham ,

This will be helpful to start

ThingWorx Extensibility