chrome extension API for refreshing the page

Question

Is there an API to programmatically refresh the current tab from inside a browser action button? I have background page configured, which attaches a listener via:

chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function(tab) { ... }); 

So the callback function retrieves a reference to the tab that it was clicked from, but I don't see an API anywhere to refresh/reload that tab.

Answer 1

I think what you're looking for is:

chrome.tabs.reload(integer tabId, object reloadProperties, function callback) 

Check out tabs API() documentation for more information.