close

Summary

Closes an output stream and forces the sent data to display.

Method of dom/Documentdom/Document

Syntax

 document.close();

Return Value

No return value

Examples

//open a new window/tab, open a new document in it,
//write to the document, and close the document (but not the window/tab)
function newWinDoc() {
    var win=window.open();
    win.document.open();
    win.document.write("<h1>Hello, world</h1>");
    win.document.close();
}

Notes

When a function fired by an event on any object calls the close method, the window.close method is implied. When an event on any object calls the ****close**** method, the document.close method is implied.

When document.write or document.writeln is used in an event handler, document.close should also be used.

Related specifications

DOM Level 2 HTML

Recommendation

See also

Related pages

• openopen

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]