The Object Scripting Model - The Window Object

The Window Object.

The Windows' properties.
All the properties apart from opener, status, defaultStatus and name are READ ONLY.

• The name property (string)
  The name property contains the name of the current window.
  e.g.

  1. <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
  2. <!--
  3. dim x
  4. x = name
  5. msgbox(x)
  6. -->
  7. </SCRIPT>
  This displays a message box with the name of the window diplayed in it.

• The defaultStatus property (string)
  Can be set to change the text that appears in the bottom left hand corner of the status bar or can be used to get that text.
  e.g.

  1. <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
  2. <!--
  3. defaultStatus = "Hello"
  4. msgbox (defaultStatus)
  5. -->
  6. </SCRIPT>
  This example sets then displays the contents of the defaultStatus property.

• The status property (string)
  Can be used to return or set the text in the bottom left hand corner of Internet Explorer.
  e.g.

  1. <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
  2. <!--
  3. dim x
  4. x = "Hiya!"
  5. Status = x
  6. msgbox (Status)
  7. -->
  8. </SCRIPT>
  This example defines a variable, x puts the text "Hiya!" into this varable, sets the Status property to x and displays the Status in a message box.

• The parent property (window object)
  Returns the windows that is the parent of the current window.
  e.g.

  1. <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
  2. <!--
  3. msgbox parent.name
  4. -->
  5. </SCRIPT>
  Diplays the name of the parent of the current window in a message box. The parent property therefore has the same properties, methods and events as a window type object (mainly because that is what it is). This applies to the self and top properties too.

• The self property (window object)
  Returns the current window.

  1. <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
  2. <!--
  3. msgbox self.name
  4. -->
  5. </SCRIPT>
  Displays the name of the current window, this is the same as using
  1. msgbox name.

• The top property (window object)
  Returns the top most window, i.e. it returns the parent of all the windows.

  1. <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
  2. <!--
  3. dim y
  4. y = top.name
  5. Status = y
  6. -->
  7. </SCRIPT>
  This diplays the name of the top most window in the status bar of the current window.

• The Document property (document object)
  Returns the document object of the current window. The document object has events, properties and methods of its own.

• The Frames property (array of frame objects)
  Returns the array of frames contained in the current window.
  e.g.
  If the current window defined two frames then Frames would have two FRAME objects defined within it. Each FRAME object is accessable as follows, the first frame is defined as Frames(0) and the second frame as Frames(1).

• The History property (history object)
  Returns the History object of the current window.
  The History object has properties, methods and events of its own.

• The Navigator property (navigator object)
  Returns the Navigator object of the current window.
  The Navigator object has properties, methods and events of its own.

• The Location property (location object)
  Returns the Location object of the current window.
  The Location object has properties, methods and events of its own.

• The Opener property (variant type)
  Returns the window that opened the current window.

• Other Properties
  There is also a property called "explorer".