153156 - Script error. Child window script should reload parent window

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, defect)

Description

[Andy Rudmik]

The following is the JavaScript function I use to reload the main window
from the child (this happens just before closing the child). The
"window.opener" is a JavaScript reference to the parent window(frame)
when the browser window has been opened programmatically. 

We observe that the wrong frame is being refreshed on closing the window.  This
error is cross platform.  PC and MacOS X.  The same script works on IE.

Script below.


<script>

/*
 * if parent is available, reload it. 
 * -jfp
 */
 function  doParentReload() {
    if(window.opener!=null) {
       opener.location.reload();
    }
 }//end doParentClose

</script>

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

-> DOm0

Comment 2

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

What's the context in which you use the script?  What _does_ get reloaded?

Comment 3

[Bill Mason]

Resolving as we had no reply from reporter.
Reporter, if you still have this issue in a current build, please reopen and
comment with details.