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Window defaultStatus Property


Definition and Usage

The defaultStatus property sets or returns the default text in the status bar of a window. This property is read/write.

This text is displayed when the page loads.

Syntax


Browser Support

Note: The defaultStatus property does not work in its default configuration in IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. To allow scripts to change the status bar text, users must set the preference screen options to false for dom.disable_window_status_change. (Or in Firefox: "Tools - Options - Content - Enable JavaScript/"Advanced" - Allow scripts to change status bar text").


Example

Set a default text in the status bar:


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