Window.resizeTo()

Summary

Dynamically resizes window.

Syntax

window.resizeTo(aWidth, aHeight) 

Parameters

  • aWidth is an integer representing the new outerWidth in pixels (including scroll bars, title bars, etc).
  • aHeight is an integer value representing the new outerHeight in pixels (including scroll bars, title bars, etc).

Example

// function resizes the window to take up one quarter
// of the available screen.
function quarter() {
  window.resizeTo(
    window.screen.availWidth / 2,
    window.screen.availHeight / 2
  );
}

Notes

Since Firefox 7, it's no longer possible for a web site to change the default size of a window in a browser, according to the following rules:

  1. You can't resize a window or tab that wasn’t created by window.open.
  2. You can't resize a window or tab when it’s in a window with more than one tab.

See also window.resizeBy.

Specification

Specification Status Comment
CSS Object Model (CSSOM) View Module
The definition of 'window.resizeTo()' in that specification.
Working Draft

Document Tags and Contributors

 Last updated by: cvrebert,