Javascript window.print works in IE and FF but not Chrome (it used to in older versions)

Question

This code works in IE Edge and the latest version of FF but not in the latest version of Chrome (it worked a few months ago, don't know which version I was on).

In Chrome the print preview page comes up but just shows a blank page.

I've tried Chrome print blank page but that didn't help. What else can I try?

jQuery('#print-me').click(function(){
    var printPreview = window.open();
    printPreview.document.open();
    printPreview.document.write("<!DOCTYPE html>"+
           "<html>"+
           "<head>"+
           "</head>"+
           "<body><p>hello</p></body>"+
           "</html>");

    printPreview.document.close();
    printPreview.print();
    printPreview.close();   

    return false;
  });

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 25 '16 at 18:58

I put your code as is below quickly onto codepen and it worked without issue on chrome 47.0.2526.111 m (64-bit). I just made a div to check if it worked, and no problem. http://codepen.io/prophet60091/pen/bEvpaj

This I want to print

jQuery('#print-me').click(function(){
var printPreview = window.open();
printPreview.document.open();
printPreview.document.write("<!DOCTYPE html>"+
       "<html>"+
       "<head>"+
       "</head>"+
       "<body><p>hello</p></body>"+
       "</html>");

printPreview.document.close();
printPreview.print();
printPreview.close();   

return false;

});

Not sure but maybe it be your jquery version giving you fits?

Javascript window.print works in IE and FF but not Chrome (it used to in older versions)

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