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moveTo method (window)

Browser support:

Moves the top-left corner of the browser window to the specified position, relative the top-left corner of the screen.

To move the browser window relative to its current coordinates, use the moveBy method.
The browser window can be resized with the resizeBy and resizeTo methods.
To get the size and the top-left corner of the browser window, use the outerWidth, outerHeight and the screenX, screenY properties.
If you need information about the dimensions of the screen, use the screen object.

Syntax:

object.moveTo (X, Y);

You can find the related objects in the Supported by objects section below.

Parameters:

Required. Integer that specifies the horizontal coordinate relative to the left side of the screen, in pixels. Negative values are also allowed.

Required. Integer that specifies the vertical coordinate relative to the top side of the screen, in pixels. Negative values are also allowed.

Return value:

This method has no return value.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the moveTo method:

<head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function MoveToTopLeft () {
            var availLeft = ('availLeft' in screen) ? screen.availLeft : 0;
            var availTop = ('availTop' in screen) ? screen.availTop : 0;
            window.moveTo (availLeft, availTop);
        }

    </script>
</head>
<body>
    Use the following button to move the browser window to the top-left corner of the screen: 
    <button onclick="MoveToTopLeft ()">Move to top-left</button>
</body>