Gets/sets the name of the window.
Syntax
string = window.name; window.name = string;
Example
window.name = "lab_view";
Notes
The name of the window is used primarily for setting targets for hyperlinks and forms. Windows do not need to have names.
It has also been used in some frameworks for providing cross-domain messaging (e.g., SessionVars and Dojo's dojox.io.windowName) as a more secure alternative to JSONP. Modern web applications hosting sensitive data should however not rely on window.name
for cross-domain messaging but instead rather utilize the postMessage API.
Don't set the value to something unstring since its get method will call the toString method.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
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HTML Living Standard The definition of 'Window.name' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML5 The definition of 'Window.name' in that specification. |
Recommendation |