how to close parent window after a popup window is opened

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This is regarding online exam..

Using Javascript i am able to open a popup window for taking test after selecting the domain from the dropdownlist (.net,java,oracle) from parent window.

JavaScript

function basicPopup(url)
{

popupWindow = window.open(url, 'popUpWindow',
'height=500,width=500,left=100,top=100,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,directories=no, status=yes');

}

But how to close the parent window after a popup window is opened.

Posted 12-Sep-13 19:56pm

Harsha24

Updated 12-Sep-13 20:21pm

Maciej Los

v2

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 13-Sep-13 2:05am

Doing so is really, really bad idea, by a number of reasons. You should rather review your UI design.
—SA

Adarsh chauhan 13-Sep-13 5:44am

I agree..

3 solutions

Solution 2

An important addition to Solution 1:

How to get the reference to the first window, the one you started with? You can use the property opener:
http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/obj_window.asp[^],
http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/prop_win_opener.asp[^].

But doing window.opener.close() is a really bad thing. The users don't expect such a nasty move from you. They don't keep a link to this window, they are sure they can always come back to this windows, but they won't be able to, they won't be able to come back by "Back" button. Not nice at all. I tell you, review your UI design.

—SA

Posted 13-Sep-13 6:14am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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Maciej Los 13-Sep-13 12:53pm

+5!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 13-Sep-13 13:14pm

Thank you, Maciej.
—SA

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 14-Sep-13 7:02am

+5

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 14-Sep-13 20:02pm

Thank you, Tadit.
—SA

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 15-Sep-13 1:35am

Most welcome... :)

Solution 4

XML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<p>Click the button</p>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button>

<script>
function myFunction() {
   window.open("http://www.google.co.in", "", "width=1300, height=700");

     window.parent.close();
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

Posted 20-Apr-15 5:16am

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Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-12T21:40:00

Solution 1

As Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov suggested, it is a bad idea. So, reconsider the design.

Still I would like to give the concept to you.
Refer - window.close[^].

To close the opened/child window

As you have assigned window to the variable popupWindow, so you can close the window with the help of that variable only.

We can say that popupWindow is an object, which is a instance of window class initialized using open method.

Use the following code to close the window.

JavaScript

popupWindow.close();

To close the parent window

Refer Solution 2 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov.

Posted 12-Sep-13 21:40pm

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

Updated 14-Sep-13 0:58am

v3

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Maciej Los 13-Sep-13 3:42am

5ed!

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 13-Sep-13 3:44am

Thanks a lot Maciej Los... :)

Adarsh chauhan 13-Sep-13 5:45am

completely agree... +5

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 13-Sep-13 6:00am

Thanks a lot Adarsh... :)

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 13-Sep-13 12:15pm

"close" what? the problem is: OP wants to close the first window, the one which created the popup one. Please see my answer.
—SA

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 14-Sep-13 6:54am

Oh yes, I am really sorry about it. This was a mistake in a hurry... Anyway, I gave a concept to OP. :P

Now, I will update my answer. :)

Thanks a lot,
Tadit

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 14-Sep-13 20:03pm

No problem; you are very welcome.
—SA

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 15-Sep-13 1:35am

:)