Programming Tips - How can I tell if a popup Window is alive ?

Date: 2011feb9 Language: javaScript Q. How can I tell if a popup Window is alive ? A. Pass in the handle returned from window.open() to this function:
function isWindowAlive(wnd) { if (wnd == null) return false; if (typeof(wnd) == 'undefined') return false; return ! wnd.closed; }