open -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description Opens a new window and loads the document given by URL, or a blank document if a URL is not provided. Syntax window = object.open([URL [, name [, features [, replace]]]]) Parameter Description URL String specifying the URL of the document to display. If no URL is specified, a new window with about:blank will be displayed. name Optional. String specifying the name of the window. This name is used for TARGET on a FORM or an A. features Optional. String specifying the window ornaments to display. The following table lists the supported features. Syntax Description fullscreen={ yes | no | 1 | 0 } Specifies whether to display the browser in a full-screen or normal window. Default is no. Use full-screen mode carefully. Because this mode hides the browser's title bar and menus, you should always provide a button or other visual clue to help the user close the window. ALT+F4 will also close the new window. channelmode={ yes | no | 1 | 0 } Specifies whether to display the window in theater mode and show the channel band. toolbar={ yes | no | 1 | 0 } Specifies whether to display the browser toolbar, making buttons such as Back, Forward, and Stop available. location= { yes | no | 1 | 0 } Specifies whether to display the input field for entering URLs directly into the browser. directories = { yes | no | 1 | 0 } Specifies whether to add directory buttons. Default is no. status={ yes | no | 1 | 0 } Specifies whether to add a status bar at the bottom of the window. Default is yes. menubar={ yes | no | 1 | 0} Specifies whether to display the menu bar. Default is yes. scrollbars={ yes | no | 1 | 0} Specifies whether to display horizontal and vertical scroll bars. Default is yes. resizable={ yes | no | 1 | 0} Specifies whether to display resize handles at the corners of the window. width=number Sets the width of the window, in pixels. Minimum value should be 100. height=number Specifies the height of the window, in pixels. Minimum value should be 100. top=number Specifies the top position, in pixels. This value is relative to the upper-left corner of the screen. left=number Specifies the left position, in pixels. This value is relative to the upper-left corner of the screen. replace Optional. A boolean value specifying whether the URL that is loaded into the new page should create a new entry in the window's browsing history or replace the current entry in the browsing history. If true, no new history entry is created. Return Value Returns a reference to the new window. Use this reference to script properties and methods on the new window. Remarks A name for the new window can be used as a target for a form or an A element. By default, the open() method creates a window that has a default width and height and the standard menu, toolbar, and other features of Internet Explorer. You can alter this set of features by using the features parameter. This parameter is a string consisting of one or more feature settings. The replace parameter controls whether the new window is put into the browser history list. For example, the following creates a new window that contains Sample.htm. The new window is 200 by 400 pixels, has a status bar, but does not have a toolbar, menu bar, or address field. window.open("sample.htm",null, "height=200,width=400,status=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no"); Applies To window -------------------------------------------------- open -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description Opens a stream to collect the output of write or writeln methods. Syntax document.open(mimeType, replace) Parameter Description mimeType Currently supports "text/html" only. replace Optional. String ("replace") indicating whether you want the new document you are writing to replace the current document in the History list. Otherwise, by default, the document you are creating will not replace the current document in the History list. Return Value No return value. Remarks The following example replaces the document with the new document. document.open("text/html", "replace") Applies To document Events onbeforeunload ----------------------------------------- onbeforeunload -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description Fires prior to a page being unloaded. Remarks This event gives you a chance to request that the user not leave the page. By returning a string to this event, a dialog box is displayed that gives the user the option to stay on the page. The returned string is displayed in a predefined area to provide the user with the reason. This event also fires when a document.open is done and when a frameset is created. Applies To FRAMESET, window See Also onunload --------------------------------------- onunload -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description Fires immediately prior to the page being unloaded. Remarks The onunload attribute of the BODY element sets an onunload event handler for the window. This event will not bubble. Events that do not bubble can only be handled on the individual object that fired the event. Applies To FRAMESET, window ---------------------------------------