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DOM:window.defaultStatus

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[edit] Summary

Gets/sets the status bar text for the given window.

[edit] Syntax 

sMsg = window.defaultStatus
window.defaultStatus = sMsg

[edit] Parameters

  • sMsg is a string containing the text to be displayed by default in the statusbar.

[edit] Example 

<html> 
 <body onload="window.defaultStatus='hello!';"/> 
  <button onclick="window.confirm('Are you sure you want to quit?');">confirm</button> 
 </body> 
</htm>

[edit] Notes

To set the status once the window has been opened, use window.status.

[edit] Specification

DOM Level 0. Not part of specification.

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