popup Object

A special type of overlapped window typically used for dialog boxes, message boxes, and other temporary windows that appear separate from an application's main window.

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the popup object. Click a tab on the left to choose the type of member you want to view.
Attributes/Properties
Property Description
document Retrieves the HTML document in a given popup window.
isOpen Retrieves a value indicating whether the popup window is open.
Methods
Method Description
hide Closes the pop-up window.
show Displays the pop-up window on the screen.

Remarks

This object is available in script as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5.

Examples

The following example demonstrates the use of the popup object. The code creates a pop-up window and displays it.
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JScript">
  var oPopup = window.createPopup();
  var oPopupBody = oPopup.document.body;

  oPopupBody.innerHTML = "Display some <B>HTML</B> here.";
  oPopup.show(100, 100, 200, 50, document.body);
</SCRIPT>
The following example demonstrates some different uses of the popup object.
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Standards Information

There is no public standard that applies to this object.