Called when an install completes or fails.
1.0
28
Introduced
Gecko 2.0
Inherits from:
nsISupports
Last changed in Gecko 2.0 (Firefox 4 / Thunderbird 3.3 / SeaMonkey 2.1)Method overview
boolean enabled(); |
boolean install(in nsIVariant aArgs, [optional] in amIInstallCallback aCallback); |
boolean installChrome(in PRUint32 aType, in AString aUrl, in AString aSkin); Deprecated since Gecko 2.0 |
boolean startSoftwareUpdate(in AString aUrl, [optional] in PRInt32 aFlags); Deprecated since Gecko 2.0 |
boolean updateEnabled(); Deprecated since Gecko 2.0 |
Constants
Retained for backwards compatibility.
| Constant | Value | Description |
SKIN |
1 |
|
LOCALE |
2 |
|
CONTENT |
4 |
|
PACKAGE |
7 |
Methods
enabled()
Tests if installation is enabled.
boolean enabled();
Parameters
None.
Return value
install()
Starts a new installation of a set of add-ons.
boolean install(
in nsIVariant aArgs,
in amIInstallCallback aCallback Optional
);
Parameters
-
aArgs -
The add-ons to
install. This should be a JS object, each property is the name of an add-on to be installed. The value of the property should either be a string URL, or an object with the following properties:- URL for the add-on's URL
- IconURL for an icon for the add-on
- Hash for a hash of the add-on.
-
aCallbackOptional - A callback to call as each installation succeeds or fails.
Return value
true if the installations were successfully started.
Deprecated
installChrome
Starts installing a new add-on. This method is deprecated, please use install() in the future.
boolean installChrome( in PRUint32 aType, in AString aUrl, in AString aSkin );
Parameters
-
aType - Unused, retained for backwards compatibility.
-
aUrl - The URL of the add-on.
-
aSkin - Unused, retained for backwards compatibility.
Return value
true if the installation was successfully started.
Deprecated
startSoftwareUpdate
Starts installing a new add-on.
boolean startSoftwareUpdate(
in AString aUrl,
in PRInt32 aFlags Optional
);
Parameters
-
aUrl - The URL of the add-on.
-
aFlagsOptional - Unused, retained for backwards compatibility.
Return value
true if the installation was successfully started.
Deprecated
updateEnabled
Tests if installation is enabled.
boolean updateEnabled();
Parameters
None.