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Summary
Gets/sets the status bar text for the given window.
Syntax
sMsg = window.defaultStatus
window.defaultStatus = sMsg
Parameters
sMsg is a string containing the text to be displayed by default in the statusbar.
Example
<html>
<body onload="window.defaultStatus='hello!';"/>
<button onclick="window.confirm('Are you sure you want to quit?');">confirm</button>
</body>
</htm>
Notes
To set the status once the window has been opened, use window.status.
Specification
DOM Level 0. Not part of specification.