defaultView

Summary

Returns the Document’s browsing context’s Window object (essentially the environment in which objects are presented to the user) if there is one, or null otherwise.

Property of dom/Document dom/Document

Syntax

var Window = document.defaultView;
document.defaultView = value;

Return Value

Returns an object of type ObjectObject

Returns the Window object of the active document

Examples

//displays the document's browsing context
function showDefView() {
    alert(document.defaultView);
}

Related specifications

HTML5 Specification: Working Draft

Attributions

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

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