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=Opening a new browser window=
==Opening a new browser window==
To open a new browser window, you can simply use window.open.  However, window.open returns a DOMWindow, not a ChromeWindow, so you can't get access to the browser chrome from it. You can, however use [http://xulplanet.com/references/xpcomref/ifaces/nsIWindowMediator.html nsIWindowMediator] to get the window you just opened.
To open a new browser window, you can simply use <code>window.open</code>.  However, <code>window.open</code> returns a <code>DOMWindow</code>, not a <code>ChromeWindow</code>, so you can't get access to the browser chrome from it. You can, however use [http://xulplanet.com/references/xpcomref/ifaces/nsIWindowMediator.html nsIWindowMediator] to get the window you just opened.
==Example==
 
===Example===
<pre>window.open();
<pre>window.open();
var wm = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/appshell/window-mediator;1"]
var wm = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/appshell/window-mediator;1"]
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var b = newWindow.getBrowser();</pre>
var b = newWindow.getBrowser();</pre>


[[Category:Development|Opening a new browser window]] [[Category:Example code|Opening a new browser window]]
[[Category:Example code|Opening a new browser window]]

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Opening a new browser window

To open a new browser window, you can simply use window.open. However, window.open returns a DOMWindow, not a ChromeWindow, so you can't get access to the browser chrome from it. You can, however use nsIWindowMediator to get the window you just opened.

Example

window.open();
var wm = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/appshell/window-mediator;1"]
    .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIWindowMediator);
var newWindow = wm.getMostRecentWindow("navigator:browser");
var b = newWindow.getBrowser();