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JavaScript Window - The Browser Object Model

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:07 am
by Guest
JavaScript Window - The Browser Object Model


The Browser Object Model (BOM) allows JavaScript to "talk to"
the browser.

The Browser Object Model (BOM)
There are no official standards for the Browser Object
Model (BOM).
Since modern browsers have implemented (almost) the same methods and
properties for JavaScript interactivity, it is often referred to, as methods and
properties of the BOM.

The Window Object
The window object is supported by all browsers. It represents
the browser's window.
All global JavaScript objects, functions, and variables automatically become
members of the window object.
Global variables are properties of the window object.
Global functions are methods of the window object.
Even the document object (of the HTML DOM) is a property of the window
object:


window.document.getElementById("header");

is the same as:


document.getElementById("header");


Window Size
Two properties can be used to determine the size of the browser
window.
Both properties return the sizes in
pixels:

window.innerHeight - the inner height of the browser window (in pixels)
window.innerWidth - the inner width of the browser window (in pixels)


The browser window (the browser viewport) is NOT including toolbars and scrollbars.


Example

let w = window.innerWidth;
let h = window.innerHeight;

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Other Window Methods
Some other methods:

window.open() - open a new window
window.close() - close the current window
window.moveTo() - move the current window
window.resizeTo() - resize the current window














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Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_window.asp