GM getResourceURL

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The correct title of this article is GM_getResourceURL. The substitution or omission of an _ is due to technical restrictions.

[edit] Description

This API method loads an external resource, such as an image, and returns the string containing the base64 encoded data: URL scheme for use in the DOM.

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[edit] Syntax

GM_getResourceURL( resourceName )

Value: Function

Returns: String

Compatibility: Greasemonkey 0.8.0+

Parameters
Properties
`resourceName`

All properties are optional except resourceName.

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[edit] Properties

[edit] `resourceName`

Value: String

Usage: resourceName = "metadata_block_resourceName";

While the resourceName is non-semantic, it is suggested that it should be compatible with JavaScript variable naming conventions and XML/CSS naming conventions to help keep things consistent.
This value is used in retrieval of the same-named resource specified in the corresponding metadata block @resource key. After it is retrieved, it will be base64 encoded into the "data" URL scheme, and returned upon completion of this API method.

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[edit] Examples

// ==UserScript==
// @name          My Script
// @namespace     http://www.example.com/gmscripts/
// @description   Scripting is fun
// @include       http://www.example.com/*
// @resource      fooLogo http://www.example.com/logo.png
// ==/UserScript==

(function()
{
  // some code

  var fooLogo = GM_getResourceURL("fooLogo");

  // some code

})();

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