closing a window from an ActionForward

jstave · Nov 18, 2003

I'm trying to have the current window close if a submit succeeds. It seems to me that I should just be able to have the actionForward specify "javascript:window.close()" but I can't seem to get that to work. All that happens is that I get a 404 error. Is this possible? If I type the javascript into the Address box on the browser, I get the desired result.

If it matters, the exact XML fragment from my config file is:
<forward name="success" path="javascript:window.close()" >

I've tried this with redirect true and false, and even with a path of "'javascript:window.close()'" (extra quotes) all to no avail.

Can anyone out there give me a clue?

byam · Nov 19, 2003

I can think of two way to do that:

1. forward to a JSP page say (closeWindow.jsp) which simply contains a javascript to close the window.

in struts.config you have

Code:

  <forward name=&quot;success&quot; path=&quot;closeWindow.jsp&quot;/>

in closeWindow.jsp you have

Code:

  <html>
  <script language=&quot;javascript&quot;>
     self.close();
  </script>
  </html>

2. in the Action class, you simple output the javascript code to close the window, and no need to forward further.

Code:

public ActionForward execute(
	ActionMapping mapping,
	ActionForm form,
	HttpServletRequest request,
	HttpServletResponse response)
	throws Exception {
		
	PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
	out.write(&quot;<html>&quot;);
	out.write(&quot;<script language=&quot;javascript&quot;>&quot;);
	out.write(&quot;self.close();&quot;);
	out.write(&quot;</script>&quot;);
	out.write(&quot;</html>&quot;);
	response.flushBuffer();
	return null;
}

jstave · Nov 19, 2003

Thanks. I'd already implemented the first solution, it just seemed to me that, since I can type the javascript into the address area on the browser, that I should be able to use the javascript as the address.

My solution used "window.close()". Is there any difference between that and "self.close()"? Is one superior in some way than the other?

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