closing a child window from parent

[Tim]

Hi all,

How can I close a child window from the parent window, even if I don't know
the child's name?
I hope there's something like a window.childs array that I can use..

Tia, Tim

 

[Janwillem Borleffs]

Hi all,

How can I close a child window from the parent window, even if I don't know
the child's name?
I hope there's something like a window.childs array that I can use..

There isn't, unless you create it yourself. For this you won't need to name
the popup, only to store a reference to the created child:


<script type="text/javascript">
childs = [];
function createWin(url) {
childs[childs.length] = window.open(url, '',
'width=500,height=500');
return childs.length;
}

function removeChilds() {
for (var i = 0; i < childs.length; i++) {
childs.close();
}
childs = [];
return childs.length;
}
</script>
.....
<form>
Current number of child windows:
<input type="text" name="child_count" value="0" /><br />
<input type="button" value="Create child"
onClick="form.child_count.value = createWin('')" />
<input type="button" value="Remove all children"
onClick="form.child_count.value = removeChilds()" />
</form>


JW

 

[Tim]

There isn't, unless you create it yourself. For this you won't need to name
the popup, only to store a reference to the created child:

So I can't close any pop-ups that I did not open by my own javascript..?
(I'd like to close the annoying pop-ups from my free webspace account).

 

[Janwillem Borleffs]

So I can't close any pop-ups that I did not open by my own javascript..?
(I'd like to close the annoying pop-ups from my free webspace account).

Not without a reference. BTW, those popups enable your free account. When
you don't like them why don't you search for a cheap payed service?


JW

 

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

(I'd like to close the annoying pop-ups from my free webspace account).

You do know that this will most certainly violate your contract
with your service provider which could cost you your account?

You do know that people helping you to do this may become subject
to civil liability if not to criminal prosecution?


PointedEars, IANAL

 

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen]

You do know that this will most certainly violate your contract
with your service provider which could cost you your account?

That is most likely correct.

You do know that people helping you to do this may become subject
to civil liability if not to criminal prosecution?

That is most likely *not* correct.
Definitly not criminal prosecution, unless they can somehow use the DMCA,
and I doubt that is possible.

/L, IANAL either.