Top-level container for a browser tab or window.

In a web browser, a WindowBase object represents any browser window. This object contains the window's state and its relation to other windows, such as which window opened this window.

Note: This class represents any window, while Window is used to access the properties and content of the current window or tab.

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Implements
Implemented by

Properties

bool closed
read-only
Indicates whether this window has been closed.
HistoryBase history
read-only
The current session history for this window.
LocationBase location
read-only
The current location of this window.
Events on
read-only, inherited
This is an ease-of-use accessor for event streams which should only be used when an explicit accessor is not available.
WindowBase opener
read-only
A reference to the window that opened this one.
WindowBase parent
read-only
A reference to the parent of this window.
WindowBase top
read-only
A reference to the topmost window in the window hierarchy.

Constructors

WindowBase()

Methods

addEventListener(String type, dynamic listener(Event event), [bool useCapture]) → void
inherited
close() → void
Closes the window.
dispatchEvent(Event event) → bool
inherited
postMessage(message, String targetOrigin, [List messagePorts]) → void
Sends a cross-origin message.
removeEventListener(String type, dynamic listener(Event event), [bool useCapture]) → void
inherited