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Interface: Webview

Defined in: packages/extension-api/src/extension-api.d.ts:1924

Displays html content, similarly to an iframe.

Properties

cspSource

readonly cspSource: string

Defined in: packages/extension-api/src/extension-api.d.ts:1959

Content security policy source for webview resources.


html

html: string

Defined in: packages/extension-api/src/extension-api.d.ts:1936

HTML contents of the webview.

This should be a complete, valid html document. Changing this property causes the webview to be reloaded.


onDidReceiveMessage

readonly onDidReceiveMessage: Event<unknown>

Defined in: packages/extension-api/src/extension-api.d.ts:1943

Fired when the webview content posts a message.

Webview content can post strings or json serializable objects back to an extension.


options

options: WebviewOptions

Defined in: packages/extension-api/src/extension-api.d.ts:1928

Content settings for the webview.

Methods

asWebviewUri()

asWebviewUri(localResource): Uri

Defined in: packages/extension-api/src/extension-api.d.ts:1953

Convert a uri for the local file system to one that can be used inside webviews.

Parameters

localResource

Uri

Returns

Uri


postMessage()

postMessage(message): Promise<boolean>

Defined in: packages/extension-api/src/extension-api.d.ts:1948

Post a message to the webview content.

Parameters

message

unknown

Returns

Promise<boolean>