Yes, everything is asynchronous. You have sent a request. The response will not be received immediately. You put a "return" in the function you have assigned to the callback, it returns this value to... nothing.
What you should do, is something like that - function GetResponseAndAct(Response) { var server = "https://" + Response.hostname + ":" + Response.port; } function getHostParm(parm) { chrome.extension.sendRequest({name: parm}, GetResponseAndAct) } getHostParm("hostname"); ☆PhistucK On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 10:27, FractalBob <ruom...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I thought I had this problem licked in my last extension. And I did. > But now it's happening again and I don't see how this context is any > different from the last. > > The following code, in the content script, is sending a couple of > requests to background.html for data in local storage: > > > > > > background.html waits for requests: > > //Wait for request for the host name, port, e-mail address and > password from content script > chrome.extension.onRequest.addListener( > function(request, sender, sendResponse) > { > if (request.name == "hostname") > { > sendResponse({hostname: localStorage["hostname"]}); > } > if (request.name == "port") > { > sendResponse({port: localStorage["port"]}); > } > if (request.name == "passwd") > { > sendResponse({passwd: localStorage["passwd"]}); > } > if (request.name == "email_addr") > { > sendResponse({email_addr: localStorage["email_addr"]}); > } > } > ); > > However, when I ran the debugger, it seemed that getHostParm() > completed before the listener could respond. In any case, getHostParm > () returns "undefined". I know the requested data is on disk, because > it's part of my options processing and I know that works. Anyone have > any ideas? > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Chromium-extensions" group. > To post to this group, send email to chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<chromium-extensions%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. To post to this group, send email to chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en.