How does the Javascript print function work? Can I create a document using javascript and print it off?

Question

I know you can use window.print() to print the current page... but what I want to know is can I build a document using javascript in order to populate it with data and print it

Answer 1

There are three approaches to printing two of which will work.

1. Print the entire window: window.print(); will work.

2. Print only a specific frame: window.parent._frame_id_.print(); will work.

3. Print a documentFragment will not work (at least in Firefox): document.createDocumentFragment().print();//undefined