Window moveTo() Method
Example
Open a new window, and move the new window to the top left corner of the screen:
function openWin()
{
myWindow = window.open('', '', 'width=200, height=100'); // Opens a new window
myWindow.document.write("<p>This is 'myWindow'</p>"); // Some text in the new window
}
function moveWin()
{
myWindow.moveTo(500, 100); // Moves the new window
myWindow.focus(); // Sets focus to the new window
}
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Definition and Usage
The moveTo() method moves a window's left and top edge to the specified coordinates.
Related methods:
- moveBy() - Moves a window relative to its current position
- resizeBy() - Resizes the window by the specified pixels
- resizeTo() - Resizes the window to the specified width and height
Browser Support
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| moveTo() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Note: Specifying moveTo(0, 0) in Opera, results in moving the window to the top left corner of the browser, not the screen.
Syntax
window.moveTo(x, y)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| x | Number | Required. A positive or negative number that specifies the horizontal coordinate to be moved to |
| y | Number | Required. A positive or negative number specifies the vertical coordinate to be moved to |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | No return value |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Using moveBy() together with moveTo():
function moveWinTo() {
myWindow.moveTo(150, 150);
myWindow.focus();
}
function moveWinBy() {
myWindow.moveBy(75, 50);
myWindow.focus();
}
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