How to access "browsing context" in JavaScript?

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Is there a way to access browsing context in JavaScript?

Update: I'm reading HTML5 specification and there, it says that for each new tab, or new window, or iframe there is a notion of browsing context which is created by browser and each new document that you surf (each new link) would be stored and presented to users in this browsing context.

I just wonder if we have access to it. For example, a browsing context has a history and we can access that using window.history.

This? http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/browsers.html#browsing-context — Paul D. Waite, Aug 04 '11 at 13:57
I believe he is talking about the html5 notion of browsing context. — Marcus Granström, Aug 04 '11 at 13:58
@Saeed: your question still isn’t particularly clear. What are you trying to achieve? — Paul D. Waite, Aug 04 '11 at 13:59
@Saeed: what update is that? You mean [Joseph’s answer](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6942691/how-to-access-browsing-context-in-javascript/6942746#6942746)? That doesn’t really clarify your question. — Paul D. Waite, Aug 04 '11 at 14:02

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 04 '11 at 13:58

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Yes with the window object

see what w3 says about it

You can use window.top to access the top most context for instance.

answered Aug 04 '11 at 13:58

Joseph Marikle

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I'm reading the same text, but nowhere it says anything about any API to access browsing context. Anything I missing? – Saeed Neamati Aug 04 '11 at 14:04
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@SaeedNeamati "A browsing context is an environment in which Document objects are presented to the user." and "window.top Returns the WindowProxy for the top-level browsing context.". see how to access them in this section: http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/browsers.html#navigating-nested-browsing-contexts-in-the-dom. – Joseph Marikle Aug 04 '11 at 14:07

How to access "browsing context" in JavaScript?

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