How to create an Add-on for Firefox?

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Can any one tell me is there any possible way to create an Add-on(Plugin) for Firefox without using C++ and VC++?
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Posted 17-Dec-13 2:52am

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Richard MacCutchan 17-Dec-13 8:53am

Try the Firefox developers' website and you will find lots of information.

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Maciej Los · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-17T10:56:00

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I would suggest you to start here: Creating custom Firefox extensions with the Mozilla build system[^]

ADD-on SDK documentation[^]

An OpenGL Sample as Firefox Plugin[^]
A simple Firefox Addon with XP-COM Component[^]
A C++ Firefox component intercepting/operating HTML DOM[^]

Posted 17-Dec-13 10:56am

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Member 2370615 18-Dec-13 3:53am

Thank you.
But the samples in the above link are using C++ code to form a DLL Files. It will be more helpful if u provide me a sample which uses other than C++ to create a plugin for Firefox.

Maciej Los 18-Dec-13 3:58am

What programming language do you want to use?

Member 2370615 18-Dec-13 4:18am

Is there any language other than C++ and VC++ for creating Addon?

Maciej Los 18-Dec-13 4:25am

As far as i know - NO, but... Hello JS-CTYPES, Goodbye Binary Components[^]

Member 2370615 18-Dec-13 5:27am

Thank you!.

Maciej Los 18-Dec-13 5:27am

You're very welcome ;)