JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

25.153. HTMLDocument.open( ): begin a new document, erasing the current one

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25.153.1. Synopsis

void open( );

25.153.2. Description

This method erases the current HTML document and begins a new one, which may be written to with the write( ) and writeln( ) methods. After calling open( ) to begin a new document and write( ) to specify document content, you must always remember to call close( ) to end the document and force its content to be displayed.

This method should not be called by a script or event handler that is part of the document being overwritten, because the script or handler will itself be overwritten.

25.153.3. Example

var w = window.open(""); // Open a new window var d = w.document; // Get its HTMLDocument object d.open( ); // Open the document for writing d.write("<h1>Hello world</h1>"); // Output some HTML to the document d.close( ); // End the document and display it

25.153.4. See Also

HTMLDocument.close( ), HTMLDocument.write( )