Javascript Reference - Window name Property

The name property sets or gets the name of the window.

Browser Support

The name property is supported in all major browsers.


`name`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

Return the name property.

var v = window.name

Set the name property.

window.name=winName

Return Value

The name of the window.

Example

The following code shows how to set the name of the window to "myWindowName".


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
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<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    window.name = "myWindowName";
    var x = "This window's name is now: " + window.name;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

The following code shows how to create a window with the open() method, and return the name of the new window.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
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<script>
function myFunction() {
    var myWindow = window.open("", "MsgWindow", "width=200, height=100");
    myWindow.document.write("<p>This window's name is: " + myWindow.name + "</p>");
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: