[Chapter 21] Reference: JSObject.getWindow()
Author: David Flanagan
Date: Fri Aug 29 11:17:07 1997

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| Chapter 21 JavaScript Reference |

# JSObject.getWindow() Java Method

## Name

JSObject.getWindow() Java Method---return initial JSObject for browser window

## Availability

Part of the netscape.javascript package included with Navigator 3.0

## Synopsis

    public static JSObject getWindow(java.applet.Applet applet);

### Arguments

`applet`

  An Applet object running in the web browser window for which a JSObject is to be obtained.

### Returns

A JSObject that represents the JavaScript Window object for the web browser window that contains the specified `applet`.

## Description

The `getWindow()` method is the first JSObject method that any Java applet will call. JSObject does not define a constructor, and the static `getWindow()` method provides the only way to obtain an initial "root" JSObject from which other JSObjects may be obtained.

## See Also

"JSObject", Chapter 19, LiveConnect: JavaScript and Java

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