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Example:
I am at page http://www.example.com
I click on this button and a new window pops up.
The content of the new window says... "You arrived here via http://www.example.com"
So, how do I retrieve the current URL and use it as a variable/field on the next window? I know document.location.href gets the current URL, but don't know how to transfer the data over to new window.
Appreciate any help. Thanks! :)
document.referrer will provide the referrer header as passed by the client browser - you are relying on the browser to tell you the truth however.
The best way to transfer a variable to a new window is using
window.name
window.name= "variable to be passed"
mynew="window.location= 'openme.html'"
eval(mynew)
in the window that opens
myvar = window.name >>> myvar = "variable to be passed"
It works for me = remember to change the name after you've extracted the varable.
I'm still having some difficulties because I want it to open as a new (separate) popup window with a fixed size. How can I modify it so that it has similar effect as onClick
eg. <span class="popup" onClick=javascript:window.open("new.htm", width=250,height=250")>new window</span>
(and i think because it opens a new window, the document.referrer doesn't work to transfer the old page URL...)
will I still be able to get the data "myvar = window.name;" in the new window?
Lastly, maybe not an appropriate question to post here, on the new window, if I want to input the "myvar" value (which will generate from javascript) into a database (MySQL) using PhP, is it possible?
Thanks for your advise!
It should work for the new window, and the variable can be used for any purpose as far as I'm aware.
Cheers,
