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gvejandla1-Visitor
1-Visitor
June 1, 2016
Question

Open and close tab from thingworx?

  • June 1, 2016
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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.

3 replies

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CarlesColl1-Visitor
1-Visitor
June 1, 2016

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

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gvejandla1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
June 1, 2016

You can do it using java script:

var tab;

function winOpen(){

  tab= window.open("www.google.com");

}

function winClose(){

  tab.close();

}

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CarlesColl1-Visitor
1-Visitor
June 1, 2016

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.

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gvejandla1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
June 1, 2016

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

Thank you.

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thearonh5-Regular Member
5-Regular Member
June 1, 2016

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!

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nkhose1-Visitor
1-Visitor
June 2, 2016

Hi Gautham ,

This will be helpful to start

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