Example
A function that checks whether a window called "myWindow" has been closed or not:
function checkWin()
{
if (!myWindow) {
document.getElementById("msg").innerHTML = "'myWindow' has never been
opened!";
} else {
if (myWindow.closed) {
document.getElementById("msg").innerHTML = "'myWindow' has been
closed!";
} else {
document.getElementById("msg").innerHTML = "'myWindow' has not
been closed!";
}
}
}
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Definition and Usage
The closed property returns a Boolean value indicating whether a window has been closed or not.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| closed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
window.closed
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Boolean, true if the window has been closed, or false if the window is open |
|---|
< Window Object