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window.opener









Syntax








window.opener
    window.opener.method
    window.opener.property



The opener property corresponds to the window that opens the window. When accessed by a child window, it returns the parent window.












<html>
    <head>
    <script language="JavaScript">
    <!--
    function openWin(){
      var myBars = 'directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no';
      myBars += ',titlebar=no,toolbar=no';
      var myOptions = 'scrollbars=no,width=400,height=200,resizeable=no';
      var myFeatures = myBars + ',' + myOptions;
      var myReadme = 'This is a test.'
      var newWin = open('', 'myDoc', myFeatures);
      newWin.document.writeln('<form>');
      newWin.document.writeln('<table>');

      newWin.document.writeln('<tr valign=TOP><td>');
      newWin.document.writeln('<textarea cols=45 rows=wrap=SOFT>');
      newWin.document.writeln(myReadme + '</textarea>');
      newWin.document.writeln('</td></tr>');
      newWin.document.writeln('<tr><td>');
      newWin.document.writeln('<input type=BUTTON value="Close"');

      var myJS = "window.opener.close();window.opener=null"
      newWin.document.writeln('onClick="' + myJS + '">');
      newWin.document.writeln('</td></tr>');
      newWin.document.writeln('</table></form>');
      newWin.document.close();
      newWin.focus();
    }
    -->
    </script>
    </head>
    <body>
    <form>
      <b>Click the following button to open a new window: </b>
      <input type=BUTTON value="Open" onClick='openWin()'>
    </form>
    </body>
    </html>







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