1227077 - Snippet doesn't work. Produces errors: TypeError: frame is null AND TypeError: this.sandbox is undefined

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Developer Documentation Graveyard :: General, defect, P1)

Description

[Dalamar]

:: Developer Documentation Request

      Request Type: Correction
     Gecko Version: 42 Branch
 Technical Contact: 

:: Details

Following errors appeared when run this snippet:

JPM [error]   Message: TypeError: frame is null
  Stack:
    isWindowInTab@resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/content/sandbox.js:56:5
WorkerSandbox@resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/content/sandbox.js:220:10
constructor@resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/core/heritage.js:146:23
initialize@resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/content/worker-child.js:52:20
constructor@resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/core/heritage.js:146:23
@resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/content/worker-child.js:140:16
emitOnObject@resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/event/core.js:112:9
emit@resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/event/core.js:89:38
processMessageReceived@resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/remote/child.js:54:38


console.error:
  Message: TypeError: this.sandbox is undefined
  Stack:
    receive@resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/content/worker-child.js:75:7
emitOnObject@resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/event/core.js:112:9
emit@resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/event/core.js:89:38
processMessageReceived@resource://gre/modules/commonjs/toolkit/loader.js -> resource://gre/modules/commonjs/sdk/remote/child.js:54:38

Comment 1

[Will Bamberg [:wbamberg]]

I've removed the broken example, but... we're planning to deprecate this kind of low-level access to the SDK, so I don't think it's worthwhile to spend time on updating these docs at this point.

Comment 2

[h6.msangel]

Ok, so I got this code from some another documentation. Can someone say wats wrong here?