close method

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

Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification, Section 1.5

Syntax

var retval = document.close();

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Standards information

Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification, Section 1.5

Remarks

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


<script type="text/ecmascript">
  function myClose() {
    close();
  }
</script>
<body onclick="myClose();">
Click this page and window.close() is called.
</body>

When an event on any object calls the close method, the document.close method is implied.

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


<button onclick="window.close();">
Click this button to close the window.
</button>