Mega Code Archive
Properties and Methods of the Window Object
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JavaScript Unleashed, Third Edition
by Richard Wagner and R. Allen Wyke
ISBN: 067231763X
Publisher Sams CopyRight 2000
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Type Item Description
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Method atob() Decodes a string that has been encoded using base
64 encoding. This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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alert() Displays an alert dialog box with the text string
passed.
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back() Loads the previous page in place of the window
instance. This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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blur() Removes the focus from a window.
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btob() Encodes a string with base 64 encoding.
This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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captureEvents() Sets the window to capture all events of a specified
type. This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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clearInterval() Clears the interval set with the setInterval()
method. This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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clearTimeout() Clears the timeout set with the setTimeout() method.
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close() Closes the instance of the window. This method was
added in JavaScript 1.1.
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confirm() Displays a confirmation dialog box.
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crypto.random() Generates a random string of data whose length is
specified by the number of bytes passed. This method
was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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crypto.signText() Returns a string of encoded data that represents a
signed object. This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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disableExternalCapture() Disables external event capturing.
from JavaScript 1.2.
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enableExternalCapture() Enables external event capturing for the
pages loaded from other servers. This method
was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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find() Displays a Find dialog box in which the user can
enter text to search the current page. This method
was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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focus() Assigns the focus to the specified window instance.
This method was added in JavaScript 1.1.
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forward() Loads the next page in place of the window instance.
This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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handleEvent() Invokes the handler for the event passed.
This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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home() Loads the user's specified home page in place of
the window instance.
This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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moveBy() Moves the window by the specified amount.
This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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moveTo() Moves the window to the specified location.
This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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open() Opens a new instance of a window.
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print() Invokes the Print dialog box so the user can
print the current window. This method was added in
JavaScript 1.2.
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prompt() Displays a prompt dialog box.
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releaseEvents() Releases the captured events of a specified type.
This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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resizeBy() Resizes the window by the specified amount.
This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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resizeTo() Resizes the window to the specified size.
This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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routeEvent() Passes the events of a specified type to be
handled natively.
This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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scroll() Scrolls the document in the window to a specified
location. This method was added in JavaScript 1.1.
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scrollBy() Scrolls the document in the window by a specified
amount. This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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scrollTo() Scrolls the document's width and height to a
specified location in the window. This method was
added in JavaScript 1.2.
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setHotKeys() Allows you to toggle on or off the window hotkeys
when no menus are present.
This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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setInterval() Invokes a function or evaluates an expression
every time the number of milliseconds has passed.
This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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setResizable() Allows you to specify whether a user can resize a
window. This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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setTimeout() Invokes a function or evaluates an expression when
the number of milliseconds has passed.
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setZOptions() Allows you to specify the z-order stacking of a
window. This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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stop() Stops the current window from loading another item
within it. This method was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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Property
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closed Specifies if the window instance has been closed.
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crypto Allows access to Navigator's encryption features.
This property was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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defaultStatus Specifies the default message in the window's
status bar.
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document References all the information about the document
within this window. See the Document object for
more information.
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frames References all the information about the frames
within this window. See the Frame object for
more information.
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history References the URLs the user has visited.
This property was added in JavaScript 1.1.
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innerHeight Contains the height in pixels of the display
area of the current window. This property was
added in JavaScript 1.2.
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innerWidth Contains the width in pixels of the display area
of the current window. This property was added in
JavaScript 1.2.
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length Represents the number of frames in the current window.
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location Contains the current URL loaded into the window.
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locationbar Refers to the browser's location bar.
This property was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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locationbar.visible Contains Boolean value that tells you if the
location bar on the user's browser is visible.
This property was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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menubar Refers to the browser's menu bar. This property was
added in JavaScript 1.2.
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menubar.visible Contains Boolean value that tells you if the menu
bar on the user's browser is visible .
This property was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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name Contains the name of the window.
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offscreenBuffering Contains a Boolean value that allows you to determine
if any window updates are performed in an off screen
buffer. This property was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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opener Contains the name of the window from which a second
window was opened.
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outerHeight Contains the height in pixels of the outer area of
the current window. This property was added in
JavaScript 1.2.
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outerWidth Contains the width in pixels of the outer area of
the current window. This property was added in
JavaScript 1.2.
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pageXOffset Contains the x-coordinate of the current window.
This property was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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pageYOffset Contains the y-coordinate of the current window.
This property was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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parent Refers to the uppermost window that is displaying
the current frame.
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personalbar Reference to the browser's personal bar.
This property was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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personalbar.visible Contains Boolean value that tells you if the
personal bar on the user's browser is visible.
This property was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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screenX Refers to the browser's x-coordinate at the left
edge of the window. This property was added in
JavaScript 1.2.
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screenY Refers to the browser's y-coordinate at the top
edge of the window. This property was added in
JavaScript 1.2.
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scrollbars Refers to the browser's scrollbars. This property
was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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scrollbars.visible Contains Boolean value that tells you if the
scrollbars on the user's browser are visible .
This property was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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self Refers to the current window.
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status Refers to the message in the window's status bar.
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statusbar Refers to the browser's status bar. This property
was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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statusbar.visible Contains Boolean value that tells you if the
status bar on the user's browser is visible .
This property was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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toolbar Refers to the browser's toolbar. This property was
added in JavaScript 1.2.
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toolbar.visible Contains Boolean value that tells you if the
toolbar on the user's browser is visible .
This property was added in JavaScript 1.2.
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top Refers to the uppermost window that is displaying
the current frame.
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window Refers to the current window.
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