show method

Displays a pop-up window on the screen.

This method is not supported for Windows apps using JavaScript.

Syntax

var retval = popup.show(x, y, w, h, pElement);

Parameters

x [in]: Type: Integer
Integer that specifies the x-coordinate of the pop-up window, in pixels.
y [in]: Type: Integer
Integer that specifies the y-coordinate of the pop-up window, in pixels.
w [in]: Type: Integer
Integer that specifies the width of the pop-up window, in pixels.
h [in]: Type: Integer
Integer that specifies the height of the pop-up window, in pixels.
pElement [in, optional]: Type: Variant
Object that specifies the element to which the x andy coordinates are relative. If none is given, the x and y coordinates are relative to the desktop, where (0,0) is the upper left corner.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

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

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Remarks

A popup object is set to the same zoom level as the parent window.

Windows Internet Explorer 8. Pop-up windows zoom by default; this behavior cannot be changed. This only applies to pop-up windows created with createPopup.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the show method to create and display a pop-up window.

JavaScript


<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
var oPopup = window.createPopup();
function window_onload() {
    var oPopupBody = oPopup.document.body;
	oPopupBody.style.backgroundColor = "lightyellow";
	oPopupBody.style.border = "solid black 1px";    
    oPopupBody.innerHTML = "Display some <b>html</b> here.";
    oPopup.show(100, 100, 200, 50, document.body);}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="window_onload();">
</body>
</html>