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2 <p id="classSummary"> | |
3 The <code>chrome.extension</code> module | |
4 has utilities that can be used by any extension page. | |
5 It includes support for exchanging messages | |
6 between an extension and its content scripts | |
7 or between extensions, | |
8 as described in detail in | |
9 <a href="messaging.html">Message Passing</a>. | |
10 </p> | |
11 <h2 id="content scripts">Support for content scripts</h2> | |
12 <p> | |
13 Unlike the other chrome.* APIs, | |
14 parts of <code>chrome.extension</code> | |
15 can be used by content scripts: | |
16 </p> | |
17 <dl> | |
18 <dt> | |
19 <a href="#method-sendMessage"><code>sendMessage()</code></a> and | |
20 <a href="#event-onMessage"><code>onMessage</code></a> | |
21 </dt> | |
22 <dd> | |
23 Simple communication with extension pages | |
24 </dd> | |
25 <dt> | |
26 <a href="#method-connect"><code>connect()</code></a> and | |
27 <a href="#event-onConnect"><code>onConnect</code></a> | |
28 </dt> | |
29 <dd> | |
30 Extended communication with extension pages | |
31 </dd> | |
32 <dt> | |
33 <a href="#method-getURL"><code>getURL()</code></a> | |
34 </dt> | |
35 <dd> | |
36 Access to extension resources such as image files | |
37 </dd> | |
38 </dl> | |
39 <p> | |
40 For details, see | |
41 <a href="content_scripts.html">Content Scripts</a>. | |
42 </p> | |
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