dialogArguments Property (window, HTMLModelessDialog Constructor)

dialogArguments Property

dialogArguments Property

Gets the variable or array of variables passed into the modal dialog window.

Syntax

[ vVariables = ] object.dialogArguments

Possible Values

vVariables A string, numeric, object, or array value that specifies arguments.
The property is read-only. The property has no default value.

Remarks

The dialogArguments property applies only to windows created using the showModalDialog method and the showModelessDialog method.

Examples

The following example shows how to get information passed into a modal dialog window by using the dialogArguments property. The code corresponds to two different files. One file launches the modal window and the other file stores the code for the modal window.
This file launches the modal window and then sends an object to that modal window.
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT>
function fnLaunch()
{
    var aForm;
    aForm = oForm.elements;
    var myObject = new Object();
    myObject.firstName = aForm.oFirstName.value;
    myObject.lastName = aForm.oLastName.value;
	// The object "myObject" is sent to the modal window.
    window.showModalDialog("modalDialogSource.htm", myObject, "dialogHeight:300px; dialogLeft:200px;"); 
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<BUTTON onclick="fnLaunch();" >Launch The Window</BUTTON>
<FORM ID= "oForm">
First Name:
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="oFirstName" VALUE="Jane">
<BR>
Last Name:
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="oLastName" VALUE="Smith">
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
This file (modalDialogSource.htm), stores the code for the modal window. Get the object sent to this modal window by using the dialogArguments property.
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT>
var oMyObject = window.dialogArguments;
var sFirstName = oMyObject.firstName;
var sLastName = oMyObject.lastName;
</SCRIPT>
	<title>Untitled</title>
</head>
<BODY STYLE="font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; color: Snow; 
background-color: RosyBrown;">

First Name:
<SPAN STYLE="color:00ff7f">
<SCRIPT>
document.write(sFirstName);
</SCRIPT>
</SPAN>
<BR>
Last Name:
<SPAN STYLE="color:00ff7f">
<SCRIPT>
document.write(sLastName);
</SCRIPT>
</SPAN>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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Standards Information

There is no public standard that applies to this property.

Applies To

window, HTMLModelessDialog Constructor

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window.dialogArguments Not working in IE6

dabhijit | Edit | Show History

I am trying to close a modal dialog window and redirect the parent to another page using the following code:

function

fnCloseWindow(){
self.close();
var oParentWindow = window.dialogArguments;
oParentWindow.opener.location.href = 'default.aspx';
returntrue;
}

This function I am calling in the click event of a button in the code behind as below

string

strScript = @"<script language='javascript' type='text/javascript'>";
strScript += "fnCloseWindow();";
strScript += @"</script>";
ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptBlock(typeof(Page), "onClick", strScript);

Everything works fine in IE7. In IE6 the modal dialog closes but does not redirect to default.aspx page.

Any help is appreciated.