In Microsoft Edge, window.close() is not working in child windows after closing a print dialog.

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In Microsoft Edge, window.close() is not working in child windows after closing a print dialog.

nagireddy jonnala 1

function home_Done(src){
// No need to do anything with src. Just display index.html again
window.open(homeRootPath + "index.html", "", "width=0,height=0,top=0,left=0,menubar=no,status=yes,toolbar=no,resizable=yes");
window.close(); - it shows warning in Edge console that “Scripts may close only the windows that were opened by them”.
}

Anonymous

2022-06-21T06:00:16.807+00:00

Hi @nagireddy jonnala ,

As mentioned in the title of the question, how is this child window opened, does it opened by window.open() function? I tried to reproduce this issue but failed. It works fine in Microsoft Edge, and I don't know that this print dialog is opened in which page, so I can't determine the cause of this problem. If possible, please describe your problem more clearly and provide code examples that reproduce the problem. Thanks for your understanding.
nagireddy jonnala 1 Reputation point

2022-06-21T10:34:25.153+00:00

Current Issue:
We are migrating one of UI application to Edge.
Window.close() is not functioning properly in Edge native mode. All opened browser windows should be closed when user clicks on the Logoff button.

function home_fOnLogoffDone(src){
// No need to do anything with src. Just display index.html again
window.open(homeRootPath + "index.html", "", "width=0,height=0,top=0,left=0,menubar=no,status=yes,toolbar=no,resizable=yes");
window.close(); - it shows warning in Edge console that “Scripts may close only the windows that were opened by them”.
}

I tried to create the window object manually as below when we call this function and few windows are getting closed, but not popup windows.

var customWindow = window.open(homeRootPath, '_self', '');
customWindow.close();
Anonymous

2022-06-22T10:07:25.183+00:00

Hi @nagireddy jonnala ,

If that's the case, I think it's by design. In the documentation, it mentions:

So it won't work with window.open(url, '_self'). Modifying it to _blank will work correctly.

Your answer

Anonymous

2022-06-21T06:00:16.807+00:00

Hi @nagireddy jonnala ,

As mentioned in the title of the question, how is this child window opened, does it opened by window.open() function? I tried to reproduce this issue but failed. It works fine in Microsoft Edge, and I don't know that this print dialog is opened in which page, so I can't determine the cause of this problem. If possible, please describe your problem more clearly and provide code examples that reproduce the problem. Thanks for your understanding.
nagireddy jonnala 1 Reputation point

2022-06-21T10:34:25.153+00:00

Current Issue:
We are migrating one of UI application to Edge.
Window.close() is not functioning properly in Edge native mode. All opened browser windows should be closed when user clicks on the Logoff button.

function home_fOnLogoffDone(src){
// No need to do anything with src. Just display index.html again
window.open(homeRootPath + "index.html", "", "width=0,height=0,top=0,left=0,menubar=no,status=yes,toolbar=no,resizable=yes");
window.close(); - it shows warning in Edge console that “Scripts may close only the windows that were opened by them”.
}

I tried to create the window object manually as below when we call this function and few windows are getting closed, but not popup windows.

var customWindow = window.open(homeRootPath, '_self', '');
customWindow.close();
Anonymous

2022-06-22T10:07:25.183+00:00

Hi @nagireddy jonnala ,

If that's the case, I think it's by design. In the documentation, it mentions:

So it won't work with window.open(url, '_self'). Modifying it to _blank will work correctly.

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In Microsoft Edge, window.close() is not working in child windows after closing a print dialog.

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