refresh()

[Netscape]

j a v a s r i p t : refresh() <- does not work :-(

Well, I just want to make a link that will initiate refresh/reload command.

Any help will be appritiated :-)

Best Regards,

[Jeremy W.]

window.refresh() doesn't work?

Try self.location.href=self.location.href;

^^^chunky but it will work.

[jackiemcghee]

it's not refresh() it's reload()

you can force a page to reload even if it hasn't been altered with:

window.self.reload(true);

[Arielladog]

Hey guys,

Actually reload() is a method of the location object. So:

window.location.reload()

or:

location.reload()

aDog

[Jeremy W.]

Thanx guys, I only realised on my way up north for the weekend the error of my advice.

refresh() for forms
reload() for window.location

[djh]

Hi guys,

sorry but I'm a total javascript newbie...

what if I have a main window and a popup window. I want to have a "CLOSE WINDOW" link on the popup window, and when one clicks it, I want the main window to automatically reload.

This would be one sweet code, if it'll work...

This is what I tried, and it doesn't work:

<a href="window.location.reload()" onClick="javascript:window.close();">Close 
  Window</a>

Thanks!

[freddydoesphp]

Watcha ya talkin about djh?

I think its parent.location.reload(); not window.location.reload()

[djh]

say what freddydoesphp?

that didn't work. i think my problem is that I don't have a parent window defined. how do I do that?

thanks!

[Arielladog]

Hey,

To access the window that opened a popup, use window.opener. So:

<a href="javascript:window.opener.location.reload()" onClick="window.close();">Close 
  Window</a>

You might have to "setTimeout" the close part to make sure the other part runs...I don't think you do, but just in case:

<a href="javascript:window.opener.location.reload()" onClick="setTimeout('window.close()',200)">Close 
  Window</a>

aDog

P.S- when you use HREF with javascript, the browser expects a link, so put "javascript:" however, if you are using an event handler (i.e.-onclick), it expects javascript.

[djh]

dude, it didn't work... I'm bummed.

I tried both bits too and nothing... I get an error on the second one.

I think the problem is that I'm not referring to the main window properly... or maybe it's because the pop-up window acutally loads a series of different pages...

Is there any javascript code that makes every browser window refresh (forcefullly!)

Thanks!

[djh]

IT WORKS!!

I didn't know I had to take out the space between the java and the script.

Must be because otherwise it will be processed....

Cool!!

Thanks dog

[Arielladog]

I was starting to wonder there....

aDog

P.S>-I wish this forum software didn't add that space.

[tubedogg]

If it didn't you'd be even more mad because the JavaScript executed instead of showing up on the page.

[Guni]

I am using this on one of my pages:

window.opener.location.reload(true);

to force the browser to get a fresh copy from the server. Now this works fine with IE but not with NS. The documentation says that including (true) acts like the reload button.....

Any ideas?

Thanks

Guni

[Guni]

oh yeah - just solved it - thanks Arielladog

with timeout it's working fine

setTimeout('window.opener.location.reload(true)',200);

cheers

Guni