Use window.close for closing window

Question

I have two pages(index.html and main.html). this is index.html body tags:

<a href="main.html">main page</a>

and in main page I have a button that when click on that button I want close this window but this function not work! How I can do this? and in console give this warning:

Scripts may close only the windows that were opened by it.

1) it is window.close() and 2) You can only close what you opened with script yourself — mplungjan, Apr 03 '15 at 20:39
The console message is very clear. Only the script that opened the window is allowed to close it. — Barmar, Apr 03 '15 at 20:43

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 03 '15 at 20:40

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This should close the window:

<form>
<input type="button" value="Close Window" onClick="window.close()">
</form>

answered Apr 03 '15 at 20:40

abagshaw

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 03 '15 at 20:40

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$('closeButton').click(function(){

  window.close();  //only if you opened the window, and are the owner will this work!  

});

answered Apr 03 '15 at 20:40

Casey ScriptFu Pharr

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Use window.close for closing window

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