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JavaScript Window Object Self Property

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Author : Exforsys Inc. Published on: 21st Jun 2007 | Last Updated on: 10th Apr 2011

JavaScript DOM Window Object

JavaScript Window Object defaultStatus Property: The defaultStatus property is a Read/Write property that can be set at any time and defines the default message displayed in a window's status bar. It is possible to set or return the default text in the status bar of the window using this property. The text is displayed during the loading of the page.

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window.self

An example to understand this concept:

<html>
<head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
     function checkwindow()
    {
      if (window.top!=window.self)
      {
        document.write("The window is not current
         window!!!!!")
      }
     else
     {
        document.write("The window is current window!!!!!")
     }
    }
   </script>
</head>
<body>
    <input type="button" onclick="checkwindow()"
    value="Check the Window by clicking Here">
</body>
</html>

In the above example a button is displayed with message

Check the Window by clicking Here

When this button is clicked, the function checkwindow() is called and the Current Window status is checked. If the Window top is equal to window.self (which has the reference to the current window) then else statement gets fired and the message: