DOM:window.close

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Syntax 3 Description 4 Examples 4.1 Closing a window opened with window.open() 4.2 Closing the current window 5 Specification 6 Additional Reference

[edit] Summary

Closes the current window, or a referenced window.

[edit] Syntax

window.close();

[edit] Description

When this method is called, the referenced window is closed.

This method is only allowed to be called for windows that were opened by a script using the window.open method. If the window was not opened by a script, the following error appears in the JavaScript Console: Scripts may not close windows that were not opened by script.

[edit] Examples

[edit] Closing a window opened with window.open()

<script type="text/javascript">
//Global var to store a reference to the opened window
var openedWindow;

function openWindow()
{
  openedWindow = window.open('moreinfo.htm');
}
function closeOpenedWindow()
{
  openedWindow.close();
}
</script>

[edit] Closing the current window

<script type="text/javascript">
function closeCurrentWindow()
{
  window.close();
}
</script>

[edit] Specification

DOM Level 0. Not part of any standard.

[edit] Additional Reference

MSDN: window.close Method