JavaScript Reference :: Window

methods

void alert(string message)

Displays a message to the user.

string atob(string toEncode)

Returns the string to encode as Base-64.

void back(int numberOfDocuments)

Moves backward through the window history stack the specified number of documents.

void blur()

Removes focus from the window.

string btoa(string base64String)

Returns a decoded string that had been encode in Base-64.

void captureEvents(event eventToCapture)

Captures all the events of the specified type.

void clearInterval(IntervalId intervalId)

Clears the interval referenced by the intervalId.

void clearTimeout(TimeoutId timeoutId)

Clears the timeout event created by setTimeout.

void close()

Closes the window.

int confirm(string message)

Presents a message box to the user and returns the index of the button clicked.

void disableExternalCapture()

Disables the capturing of events previously enabled using enableExternalCapture.

void enableExternalCapture()

Enables frames to capture events in documents loaded into frames from different servers.

string find([string stringToFind[, boolean caseSensitive[, boolean searchBackward]]])

Searches the document for a string. If the string to find is not specified, a dialog box is opened that allows the user to specify the string to find as well as the boolean to indicate case-sensitivity and the boolean to indicate that the search should be backward.

void focus()

Sets focus on the window object.

void forward(int numberOfDocuments)

Moves forward through the window history stack the specified number of documents.

void handleEvent(string eventType)

Calls the handler for the specified event.

void home()

Loads the document specified as the home document.

void moveBy(int horizontal, int vertical)

Scrolls the window contents by the specified number of pixels.

void moveTo(int horizontal, int vertical)

Scrolls to the specified position.

Window open(string url[, string windowName[, string options]])

Opens a new window with the specified options. If the window is named, it can be referenced as a target. Options that can be specified are:

height

Height of the window.

scrollbars

Whether or not scrollbars are shown when content overflows the height and/or width.

statusbar

Whether or not the status bar is shown.

toolbar

Whether or not the toolbar is shown.

width

Width of the window.

void print()

Opens the print dialog box to print the current document.

string prompt(string message)

Displays the specified message and returns the user input.

void releaseEvents(string eventType)

Releases the event of the specified type and sends them to objects further down in the event hierarchy.

void resizeBy(int horizontal, int vertical)

Resizes the window by the specified number of pixels.

void resizeTo(int horizontal, int vertical)

Resizes the window to the specified number of pixels.

void routeEvent(event eventType)

Sends a captured event down the event heirarchy to the original target or the object specified to capture the event.

void scrollBy(int horizontal, int vertical)

Scrolls the window contents by the specified number of pixels.

void scrollTo(int horizontal, int vertical)

Scrolls to the specified position.

void setHotKeys(boolean enabled)

Enables or disables hotkeys for windows that do not display a menu. In order to change this value you must have UniversalBrowserWrite priviledge enabled.

IntervalId setInterval(object handler, int milliseconds)

Sets a repeating timer at the specified number of milliseconds. When the timer expires, the handler, which may be either a string that contains valid JavaScript code or a JavaScript Function object, is called. This method returns an IntervalId that can be passed as a parameter to the clearInterval method.

void setResizable(boolean isResizable)

Sets whether or not the window can be resized by the user.

TimeoutId setTimeout(object handler, int milliseconds)

Creates a timeout event for the specified interval. When the timeout event occurs, the specified command is executed and the timer expires. Command can be a function object or a string containing a JavaScript statement. This method returns an TimeoutId that can be passed as a parameter to the clearTimeout method.

void setZOptions(string option)

Sets the z-index of the window. Valid values are listed below. In order to use this method, you must have UniversalBrowserWrite enabled.

• "alwaysRaised"
• "alwaysLowered"
• "z-lock"

void stop()

Cancels the current download.

object toSource()

Returns a literal representing the source code of the object e.g "function Object() { [native code] }" or "function Car(manufactuer, model, productionyear) { this.make = manufactuer; this.model = model; this.year = productionyear; }".

string toString()

Returns a string representing the object i.e. "[object Object]".

void unwatch(property)

Removes a previously set watchpoint.

object valueOf()

Returns the primitive value of the object e.g. "function Object() { [native code] }".

void watch(property, handlingFunction)

Calls the handlingFunction when the property is changed.