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HTML DOM open() Method

< Document Object

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 open() method opens an output stream to collect the output from any document.write() or document.writeln() methods.

Once all the writes are performed, the document.close() method causes any output written to the output stream to be displayed.

Note: If a document already exists in the target, it will be cleared.

Note: Do not confuse this method with the window.open() method, which opens a new browser window.


Browser Support

Method
open() Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

document.open(MIMEtype,replace)

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
MIMEtype Optional. The type of document you are writing to. Default value is "text/html"
replace Optional. If set, the history entry for the new document inherits the history entry from the document which opened this document

Technical Details

Return Value: No return value

Examples

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Example

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

document.open("text/html", "replace");
document.write("<html><body><p>Hello World!</p></body></html>");
document.close();
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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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