The window object represents a window containing a DOM document; the document property points to the DOM document loaded in that window.

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Variables

read onlyclosed:Bool

This property indicates whether the current window is closed or not.

read onlyconsole:Console

Returns a reference to the console object which provides access to the browser's debugging console.

read onlycontent:Dynamic

Returns a reference to the content element in the current window. The obsolete variant with underscore is no longer available from Web content.

read onlycrypto:Crypto

Returns the browser crypto object.

read onlydevicePixelRatio:Float

Returns the ratio between physical pixels and device independent pixels in the current display.

read onlydocument:HTMLDocument

Returns a reference to the document that the window contains.

read onlyframeElement:Element

Returns the element in which the window is embedded, or null if the window is not embedded.

read onlyframes:Window

Returns an array of the subframes in the current window.

fullScreen:Bool

This property indicates whether the window is displayed in full screen or not.

read onlyhistory:History

Returns a reference to the history object.

innerHeight:Dynamic

Gets the height of the content area of the browser window including, if rendered, the horizontal scrollbar.

innerWidth:Dynamic

Gets the width of the content area of the browser window including, if rendered, the vertical scrollbar.

read onlylength:Int

Returns the number of frames in the window. See also window.frames.

read onlylocalStorage:Storage

Returns a reference to the local storage object used to store data that may only be accessed by the origin that created it.

read onlylocation:Location

Gets/sets the location, or current URL, of the window object.

read onlylocationbar:BarProp

Returns the locationbar object, whose visibility can be toggled in the window.

read onlymenubar:BarProp

Returns the menubar object, whose visibility can be toggled in the window.

name:String

Gets/sets the name of the window.

read onlynavigator:Navigator

Returns a reference to the navigator object.

opener:Dynamic

Returns a reference to the window that opened this current window.

read onlyorientation:Int

Returns the orientation in degrees (in 90 degree increments) of the viewport relative to the device's natural orientation.

outerHeight:Dynamic

Gets the height of the outside of the browser window.

outerWidth:Dynamic

Gets the width of the outside of the browser window.

read onlypageXOffset:Int

read onlypageYOffset:Int

read onlyparent:Window

Returns a reference to the parent of the current window or subframe.

read onlyperformance:Performance

Provides a hosting area for performance related attributes.

read onlypersonalbar:BarProp

Returns the personalbar object, whose visibility can be toggled in the window.

read onlyscreen:Screen

Returns a reference to the screen object associated with the window.

screenX:Dynamic

Returns the horizontal distance of the left border of the user's browser from the left side of the screen.

screenY:Dynamic

Returns the vertical distance of the top border of the user's browser from the top side of the screen.

read onlyscrollMaxX:Int

The maximum offset that the window can be scrolled to horizontally, that is the document width minus the viewport width.

read onlyscrollMaxY:Int

The maximum offset that the window can be scrolled to vertically (i.e., the document height minus the viewport height).

read onlyscrollX:Int

Returns the number of pixels that the document has already been scrolled horizontally.

read onlyscrollY:Int

Returns the number of pixels that the document has already been scrolled vertically.

read onlyscrollbars:BarProp

Returns the scrollbars object, whose visibility can be toggled in the window.

read onlyself:Window

Returns an object reference to the window object itself.

read onlysessionStorage:Storage

Returns a storage object for storing data within a single page session.

read onlyspeechSynthesis:SpeechSynthesis

Returns a SpeechSynthesis object, which is the entry point into using Web Speech API speech synthesis functionality.

status:String

Gets/sets the text in the statusbar at the bottom of the browser.

read onlystatusbar:BarProp

Returns the statusbar object, whose visibility can be toggled in the window.

read onlytoolbar:BarProp

Returns the toolbar object, whose visibility can be toggled in the window.

read onlytop:Window

Returns a reference to the topmost window in the window hierarchy. This property is read only.

read onlywindow:Window

Returns a reference to the current window.

onerror:EitherType<Event, String> ‑> String ‑> Int ‑> Int ‑> Dynamic ‑> Bool

Methods

alert (message:String):Void

alert ():Void

Throws:

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DOMError

atob (atob:String):String

Throws:

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DOMError

blur ():Void

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DOMError

btoa (btoa:String):String

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DOMError

cancelAnimationFrame (handle:Int):Void

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DOMError

captureEvents ():Void

Registers the window to capture all events of the specified type.

clearInterval (handle:Int = 0):Void

clearTimeout (handle:Int = 0):Void

close ():Void

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DOMError

confirm (message:String = ""):Bool

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DOMError

dump (str:String):Void

Writes a message to the console.

fetch (input:EitherType<Request, String>, ?init:RequestInit):Promise<Response>

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DOMError

find (str:String = "", caseSensitive:Bool = false, backwards:Bool = false, wrapAround:Bool = false, wholeWord:Bool = false, searchInFrames:Bool = false, showDialog:Bool = false):Bool

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DOMError

focus ():Void

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DOMError

getComputedStyle (elt:Element, pseudoElt:String = ""):CSSStyleDeclaration

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DOMError

getDefaultComputedStyle (elt:Element, pseudoElt:String = ""):CSSStyleDeclaration

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DOMError

getSelection ():Selection

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DOMError

matchMedia (query:String):MediaQueryList

Throws:

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DOMError

moveBy (x:Int, y:Int):Void

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DOMError

moveTo (x:Int, y:Int):Void

Throws:

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DOMError

open (url:String = "", target:String = "", features:String = ""):Window

Throws:

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DOMError

postMessage (message:Dynamic, targetOrigin:String, ?transfer:Array<Dynamic>):Void

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DOMError

print ():Void

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DOMError

prompt (message:String = "", default_:String = ""):String

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DOMError

releaseEvents ():Void

Releases the window from trapping events of a specific type.

requestAnimationFrame (callback:Float ‑> Void):Int

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DOMError

resizeBy (x:Int, y:Int):Void

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DOMError

resizeTo (x:Int, y:Int):Void

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DOMError

scrollByLines (numLines:Int, ?options:ScrollOptions):Void

Scrolls the document by the given number of lines.

scrollByPages (numPages:Int, ?options:ScrollOptions):Void

Scrolls the current document by the specified number of pages.

setInterval (handler:String, ?timeout:Int, unused:Rest<Dynamic>):Int

setInterval (handler:Function, ?timeout:Int, arguments:Rest<Dynamic>):Int

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DOMError

setResizable (resizable:Bool):Void

Toggles a user's ability to resize a window.

setTimeout (handler:String, timeout:Int = 0, unused:Rest<Dynamic>):Int

setTimeout (handler:Function, timeout:Int = 0, arguments:Rest<Dynamic>):Int

Throws:

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DOMError

sizeToContent ():Void

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DOMError

stop ():Void

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DOMError

updateCommands (action:String, ?sel:Selection, reason:Int = 0):Void

Updates the state of commands of the current chrome window (UI).

Inherited Variables

Inherited Methods

Defined by EventTarget

addEventListener (type:String, listener:Function, capture:Bool = false):Void

addEventListener (type:String, listener:EventListener, capture:Bool = false, ?wantsUntrusted:Bool):Void

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DOMError

dispatchEvent (event:Event):Bool

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DOMError

removeEventListener (type:String, listener:Function, capture:Bool = false):Void

removeEventListener (type:String, listener:EventListener, capture:Bool = false):Void

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DOMError