close

Type

command

Summary

Closes a stack window.

Syntax

close <stack>

Description

Use the close command to close a stack without user intervention.

The close command closes the stack window immediately, but it does not necessarily remove the stack from memory. A stack that is closed but in memory still takes up space in RAM and its objects are still accessible to scripts.

If the stack's destroyStack property is set to false, or there are other stacks in the same file that are still open, closing the stack does not purge the stack from memory.

If the handler that closes the stack is in the script of the stack (or in the script of an object in the stack) and the stack's destroyStack property is true, the stack window is closed immediately, but the stack is not removed from memory until after the handler completes.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
stack		Any open stack.

Examples

close stack "Zoom Window"

close this stack

Related

function: stacks

glossary: object, property, handler, script, command, stack window

message: closeStackRequest

object: stack

property: destroyStack

command: close file, close printing

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile