window.close() doesn't work - Scripts may not close windows that were not opened by script.

Summary

Closes the current window, or a referenced window.

Syntax

window.close();

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Description

When this method is called, the referenced window is closed.

This method is only allowed to be called for windows that were opened by a script using thewindow.open method.
If the window was not opened by a script, the following error appears in the JavaScript Console:

Scripts
 may not close windows that were not opened by script.

Examples

Closing a window opened with

window.open()

<script type="text/javascript">
//Global var to store a reference to the opened window
var openedWindow;

function openWindow()
{
  openedWindow = window.open('moreinfo.htm');
}
function closeOpenedWindow()
{
  openedWindow.close();
}
</script>

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Closing the current window

<script type="text/javascript">
function closeCurrentWindow()
{
  window.close();
}
</script>