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HTML DOM open() Method
 Complete Document Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The open() method opens a stream to collect the output from any
document.write or document.writeln methods.
Note: If a document already exists in the
target, it will be cleared. If this method has no arguments, a new window
with about:blank is displayed.
Syntax
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document.open(mimetype,replace)
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| Parameter |
Description |
| mimetype |
Optional. Specifies the type of document you are writing
to. Default value is "text/html" |
| replace |
Optional. When set, it causes the history entry for the new
document to inherit the history entry from the parent document |
Example
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function createNewDoc()
{
var newDoc=document.open("text/html","replace");
var txt="<html><body>Learning about the DOM is FUN!</body></html>";
newDoc.write(txt);
newDoc.close();
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="button" value="Write to a new document"
onclick="createNewDoc()">
</body>
</html>
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Try-It-Yourself Demos
Open a
new document in a new window and add some text
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