The Browser Object Model (BOM) allows JavaScript to "talk to" the browser.
There are no official standards for the Browser Object Model (BOM).
Since modern browsers have implemented (almost) the same methods and properties for JavaScript interactivity, it is often referred to, as methods and properties of the BOM.
The window object is supported by all browsers. It represent the browser's window.
All global JavaScript objects, functions, and variables automatically become members of the window object.
Global variables are properties of the window object.
Global functions are methods of the window object.
Even the document object (of the HTML DOM) is a property of the window object:
is the same as:
Three different properties can be used to determine the size of the browser window (the browser viewport, NOT including toolbars and scrollbars).
For Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari:
For Internet Explorer 8, 7, 6, 5:
A practical JavaScript solution (covering all browsers):
The example displays the browser window's height and width: (NOT including toolbars/scrollbars)
Some other methods: