https://modiki.civfanatics.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Steam.ActivateGameOverlayToWebPage_%28Civ5_API%29Steam.ActivateGameOverlayToWebPage (Civ5 API) - Revision history2026-04-10T01:15:29ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.1https://modiki.civfanatics.com/index.php?title=Steam.ActivateGameOverlayToWebPage_(Civ5_API)&diff=12679&oldid=prevDonQuich: Bot update2012-09-20T11:09:38Z<p>Bot update</p>
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{{TypeInfos5|Function.png|This function is a member of {{Type5|Steam}}.<br/><br />
This is a static method, invoke it with a dot.<br />
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Opens the built-in web browser of the overlay and navigates to the specified URL<br />
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=Usage=<br />
<code>'''void''' Steam.ActivateGameOverlayToWebPage<b>(</b>'''string''' url<b>)</b></code><br />
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'''Parameters'''<br />
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|valign="top" style="padding-right:6px;"|url:<br />
|valign="top"| ''The url to navigate to.<br />
Restrictions<br />
:Must be a fully qualified URL (in other words, include http://)<br />
:Only supports "http" or "file" protocols<br />
:file protocol will only navigate to a file located in <My Documents>/My Games/Sid Meier's Civilization 5/''<br />
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=Examples=<br />
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua" class="civ5-example"><br />
-- Navigate to the Civ 5 wiki<br />
Steam.ActivateGameOverlayToWebPage("http://wiki.2kgames.com/civ5");</syntaxhighlight><br />
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''Redundant occurences have been removed.''<br />
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{{PseudoH4|MainMenu.lua}}<br />
:<code>UI/FrontEnd/MainMenu.lua</code><br />
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{{CodeLine5|0215}}<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">Steam.ActivateGameOverlayToWebPage(v.customurl);</syntaxhighlight><br />
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{{PseudoH4|ModsBrowser.lua}}<br />
:<code>UI/FrontEnd/Modding/ModsBrowser.lua</code><br />
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{{CodeLine5|0039}}<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">Steam.ActivateGameOverlayToWebPage("http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse?appid=8930");</syntaxhighlight><br />
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{{PseudoH4|OtherMenu.lua}}<br />
:<code>UI/FrontEnd/OtherMenu.lua</code><br />
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{{CodeLine5|0031}}<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">Steam.ActivateGameOverlayToWebPage("http://store.steampowered.com/news/?appids=8930");</syntaxhighlight><br />
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