Javascript Reference - Window close() Method

The close() method closes the current window.

Browser Support


`close`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

window.close()

Parameters

None.

Return Value

No return value.

Example

The following code shows how to use open() to open a new window, and close() to close the new window.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<!-- w w w.j  ava2 s .  c  o m-->
<button onclick="openWin()">Open "myWindow"</button>
<button onclick="closeWin()">Close "myWindow"</button>

<script>
var myWindow;

function openWin() {
    myWindow = window.open("", "myWindow", "width=200, height=100");
    myWindow.document.write("<p>This is 'myWindow'</p>");
}

function closeWin() {
    myWindow.close();
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

The following code shows how to open "www.example.com" in a new window, and use close() to close the window.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<!--from   www .jav a  2  s.  c  om-->
<button onclick="openWin()">Open</button>
<button onclick="closeWin()">Close</button>

<script>
var myWindow;

function openWin() {
    myWindow = window.open("http://www.example.com", "_blank", "width=500, height=500");
}

function closeWin() {
    myWindow.close();
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: