Window: resizeTo() method
The Window.resizeTo()
method dynamically resizes the
window.
Syntax
resizeTo(width, height)
Parameters
width
-
An integer representing the new
outerWidth
in pixels (including scroll bars, title bars, etc.). height
-
An integer value representing the new
outerHeight
in pixels (including scroll bars, title bars, etc.).
Return value
None (undefined
).
Examples
This function resizes the window so that it takes up one quarter of the available
screen. See the Screen.availWidth
and Screen.availHeight
properties.
function quarter() {
window.resizeTo(window.screen.availWidth / 2, window.screen.availHeight / 2);
}
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSSOM View Module # dom-window-resizeto |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
Note: It's not possible to resize a window or tab that wasn't created by
window.open()
. It's also not possible to resize when the
window has multiple tabs.
Note: This function might not resize the window synchronously.
In some environments (like mobile) it might not resize the window at all. You
can listen to the resize
event to see
if/when the window got resized.