JavaScript: Print the contents of the current window

JavaScript Basic: Exercise-2 with Solution

Write a JavaScript program to print the current window contents.

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

// Define a function named print_current_page
function print_current_page() {
    // Call the window.print() method to initiate the printing of the current page
    window.print();
} 

Output:

Click the button to print the current page.

Live Demo:

See the Pen JavaScript current day and time - basic-ex-2 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

Explanation:

window.print(): The window object represents a window containing a DOM document; the document property points to the DOM document loaded in that window, window.print() is used to open the Print Dialog to print the current document.

ES6 Version:

function print_current_page()
{
window.print();
}

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