window.defaultStatus

domref

window.defaultStatus

Gets/sets the status bar text for the given window.

Syntax
sMsg = window.defaultStatus
 
window.defaultStatus = sMsg
 
Parameters

sMsg is a string containing the text to be displayed by default in the statusbar.

Example
<html> <body onload="window.defaultStatus='hello!';"/> <button onclick="window.confirm('Are you sure you want to quit?');">confirm</button> </body> </htm>
Notes

To set the status once the window has been opened, use window.status.

Specification
DOM Level 0. Not part of specification.
 

<html> <body onload="window.defaultStatus='hello!';"/> <button onclick="window.confirm('Are you sure you want to quit?');">confirm</button> </body> </htm>

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