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The function that closes window is very useful when you use a pop-up window on your page, because it allows the visitor to easily close the window. You can also do it several ways: to use a button, a text link or make the window closes automatically after
<!-- Sample #1: form button -->
/* Source: http://www.apphp.com/index.php?snippet=javascript-close-window */
<form>
<input type=button value="Close This Window" onclick="javascript:window.close();">
</form>
<!-- Sample #2: text link -->
<a href="javascript:window.close();">Click Here to Close Window</a>
<!-- Sample #3: close window after a given number of seconds -->
<body onload="setTimeout(window.close, 10000)">...</body>
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