XUL : open URL with a referrer
This is a small function to use in Firefox extension development which makes use of the referrer parameter sent to loadURI() and addTab() functions
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const REF_URI = Components.Constructor("@mozilla.org/network/standard-url;1", "nsIURI");
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var REF = new REF_URI;
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REF.spec = 'http://gadelkareem.com/';
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function LoadURL(url, openTab)
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{
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if(openTab)
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{
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var newTab = getBrowser().addTab(url, REF, null, null);
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getBrowser().selectedTab = newTab;
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}
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else
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{
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getBrowser().webNavigation.loadURI(url, Components.interfaces.nsIWebNavigation.LOAD_FLAGS_NONE, REF, null, null);
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}
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}
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