Window length

Example

How many windows are in the window:

let length = window.length;
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More examples below.


Description

The length property returns the number of (framed) windows in the window.

The length property is read-only.

The windows can be accessed by index numbers. The first index is 0.

Note

A frame can be any embedding element:

<frame>, <iframe>, <embed>, <object>, etc.

See Also:

The frames property

The frameElement Property


Syntax

window.length

Return Value

Type Description
A numberThe number of windows in the current window.


More Examples

Loop through all frames and change the color:

const frames = window.frames;

for (let i = 0; i < frames.length; i++) {
  frames[i].document.body.style.background = "red";
}
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Browser Support

window.lenght is supported in all browsers:

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