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

closed bool
read-only

Indicates whether this window has been closed.

history HistoryBase
read-only

The current session history for this window.

location LocationBase
read-only

The current location of this window.

on Events
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.

opener WindowBase
read-only

A reference to the window that opened this one.

parent WindowBase
read-only

A reference to the parent of this window.

top WindowBase
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