Window closed Property - Javascript Browser Object Model

Javascript examples for Browser Object Model:Window closed

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Description

The closed property returns a Boolean value indicating whether a window has been closed or not.

Return Value

A Boolean, true if the window has been closed, or false if the window is open

The following code shows how to check whether a window called "myWindow" has been closed or not:

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script>

var myWindow;/*from  w ww.  j ava  2  s  . c  o m*/

function openWin() {
    myWindow = window.open("", "myWindow", "width=400, height=200");
}

function closeWin() {
    if (myWindow) {
        myWindow.close();
    }
}

function checkWin() {
    if (!myWindow) {
        document.getElementById("msg").innerHTML = "'myWindow' has never been opened!";
    } else {
        if (myWindow.closed) {
            document.getElementById("msg").innerHTML = "'myWindow' has been closed!";
        } else {
            document.getElementById("msg").innerHTML = "'myWindow' has not been closed!";
        }
    }
}

</script>
</head>
<body>

<button onclick="openWin()">Open "myWindow"</button>
<button onclick="closeWin()">Close "myWindow"</button>
<br><br>
<button onclick="checkWin()">Has "myWindow" been closed?</button>
<br><br>
<div id="msg"></div>

</body>
</html>

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