Window: moveBy() method
The moveBy()
method of the Window
interface moves the current window by a specified amount.
Note: This function moves the window relative to its current
location. In contrast, window.moveTo()
moves the window to an absolute
location.
Syntax
js
moveBy(deltaX, deltaY)
Parameters
-
deltaX
is the amount of pixels to move the window horizontally. Positive values are to the right, while negative values are to the left. -
deltaY
is the amount of pixels to move the window vertically. Positive values are down, while negative values are up.
Return value
None (undefined
).
Examples
This example moves the window 10 pixels to the right and 10 pixels up.
js
function budge() {
moveBy(10, -10);
}
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSSOM View Module # dom-window-moveby |
Browser compatibility
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As of Firefox 7, websites can no longer move a browser window in the following cases:
- You can't move a window or tab that wasn't created by
Window.open()
. - You can't move a window or tab when it's in a window with more than one tab.