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nsIDOMWindowUtils.isInModalState() not working

I get the utils of the window like this:

var utils = Services.wm.getMostRecentWindow('navigator:browser').
            QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIInterfaceRequestor).
            getInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIDOMWindowUtils);

then running this code says its not a function:

Services.prompt.alert(null, 'is modal?', utils.isInModalState())
//Exception: utils.isInModalState is not a function

even though it says in the documentation it is.

I am not able to run this code either:

utils.enterModalState()

It runs without error but the window does not enter or leave modal state.

Solution

  • The .isInModalState property is actually tagged [noscript], so it is not available in Javascript, only C++.

    .enterModalState() doesn't do what you think it does. It does not make a window UI-modal (like an alert dialog). It just essentially suspends scripts and event processing in the window.