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HTML DOM close() Method

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Example

Open an output stream, add some text, then close the output stream:

document.open();
document.write("<h1>Hello World</h1>");
document.close();
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Definition and Usage

The close() method closes the output stream previously opened with the document.open() method, and displays the collected data in this process.


Browser Support

Method
close() Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

document.close()

Parameter Values

None

Technical Details

Return Value: No return value

Examples

More Examples

Example

Using window.open() together with document.open() to open an output stream in a new window, add some text, then close the output stream:

var w = window.open();
w.document.open();
w.document.write("<h1>Hello World!</h1>");
w.document.close();
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Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: HTML DOM open() method

HTML DOM reference: HTML DOM write() method

HTML DOM reference: HTML DOM writeln() method

Browser BOM reference: Window open() method


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