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    Window.importDialog()

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    Summary

    Because opening windows on mobile isn't necessarily appropriate, the Firefox Mobile team designed the importDialog() method to replace window.openDialog(). Instead of opening a new window, it merges the specified XUL dialog into the main window.

    Syntax

    newDialog = importDialog(aParent, aSrc, aArguments)
    newDialog
    The opened window
    aParent
    The dialog's parent; can be null.
    aSrc
    The chrome URL of the XUL dialog.
    aArguments
    A JavaScript object containing data to pass to the dialog.

    Example

    var dialog = importDialog(null, "chrome://myextension/content/dialog.xul", myObject);

    Notes

    The XUL passed to importDialog() is very similar to XUL passed to window.openDialog(), with some limitations and caveats:

    • Only <dialog> top level elements are permitted.
    • Scripts are loaded via an attribute on the <dialog> element, not via the <script> tag.

    The XUL is merged into the existing window, almost like a XUL overlay. Because of this, element ID and JavaScript conflicts are possible, just like overlays. So be careful.

    Specification

    DOM Level 0. Not part of any standard.

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    Contributors to this page: fscholz, MHasan, teoli, kscarfone, Sheppy, damien.flament, Sonnyp
    Last updated by: fscholz,
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