Close Window with window.close in Javascript

To close a window with window.close in Javascript:

<a href="#" onclick="window.close()">Close Window</a>

or

<a href="#" onclick="self.close()">Close Window</a>

You could also call window.close() as the end of a function.

Example:

function chrisWindow() {

// do some other Javascript here.... example:
alert("This window is about to close.");

window.close();
}


To avoid the Internet Explorer warning message, open the window with Javascript's window.open method.

Example:

<a href="#" onclick="window.open('test2.shtml');return false">Open Window</a>

Then in your test2.shtml place your link containing Javascript's window.close()

<a href="#" onclick="window.close()">Close Window</a>



Free Copy and Paste Javascript Code:

<a href="#" onclick="window.open('test2.shtml');return false">Open Window</a>

<a href="#" onclick="window.close()">Close Window</a>



Resources:
Opening a REMOTE WINDOW in Javascript

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