A Javascript Print function???

[mendhak]

A friend of mine told me that there exists a print function in javascript, which brings up the printer dialog box, so you can print the web page.

Is this true? I did a search, and found nothing. If it exists, what is it?

[progressive]

window.print();

This opens up the printer window.
A quick test on the browsers I have on my system (NN6.2, Mozilla, Opera, NN4.7, IE5.5) revealed that the only one that doesn't understand this code is Opera so I don't know if there is a diferent command for Opera or not!

4 out of 5 aint bad though

[mendhak]

Originally posted by progressive

window.print();

thank you!

[mendhak]

Opera is irrelevant at this stage.

[punkpie_uk]

I don't think it's supported in Opera at present but you could try different methods to get around it. such as document.print() or just plain print().

[Rick Bull]

I use

if (window.print) document.writeln('<a href="#" onclick="window.print(); return false;">Print<\/a>');

or something to that extent That way it will only offer printing if it's avaliable.

[progressive]

good thinking

[Rick Bull]

Yeah but I only copied from other people, so not really

[chrisjk]

takes a true hero like Penfold to admit something like that

[chrisjk]

oh and I just tried it in Opera, it works fine

[mendhak]

Thanks for the Opera thing.

I can safely assume it'll work on Mozilla?

[punkpie_uk]

yeah, works in Mozilla. Well, i assume so because it's a EMCA standard...

[Rick Bull]

Originally posted by chrisjk
takes a true hero like Penfold to admit something like that

Crumbs, thanks DM. [Penfold, shush]