Web/API/Window/statusbar

The Window.statusbar property returns the statusbar object, whose visibility can be toggled in the window.

Syntax

objRef = window.statusbar

Example

The following complete HTML example shows a way that the visible property of the various "bar" objects is used, and also the change to the privileges necessary to write to the visible property of any of the bars on an existing window.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<title>Various DOM Tests</title>

<script>
// changing bar states on the existing window
netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalBrowserWrite");
window.statusbar.visible=!window.statusbar.visible;
</script>

</head>
<body>
  <p>Various DOM Tests</p>
</body>
</html>

Notes

When you load the example page above, the browser displays the following dialog: [[File:../../../../../../media.prod.mdn.mozit.cloud/attachments/2012/07/09/550/16fa6e181c572bed5c048af4c6b8af2c/Modify_any_open_window_dialog.png]]

To toggle the visibility of these bars, you must either sign your scripts or enable the appropriate privileges, as in the example above. Also be aware that dynamically updating the visibilty of the various toolbars can change the size of the window rather dramatically, and may affect the layout of your page.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'Window.statusbar' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5The definition of 'Window.statusbar' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`statusbar`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE No support No	Opera Full support 15	Safari Full support 3	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 14	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support