window.print(); does not work in Safari

Question

The print method does not work on window when using an onclick link Safari. What is the alternative to have a webpage print, in safari via onclick code that is placed on a button? Another odd behavior that's occurring is that when I try and close the window, the print dialog native to the browser then appears.

Answer 1

Try this solution:

try {
  // Print for Safari browser
  document.execCommand('print', false, null)
} catch {
  window.print()
}

Answer 2

I was facing a similar issue with the Safari browser (and not any others). In my case, aborting all API calls currently in progress immidiately showed the native print dialog.

I'm guessing the reason why your dialog showed up when trying to close the tab/page is that all the network requests are cancelled then.

Here's an example of how to create a pool of ajax requests (when using jQuery): Stop all active ajax requests in jQuery

Also, to make it work consistently, I had to wrap the $.xhrPool.abortAll function in a short timeout (100ms).

My click handler function (simplified) looks something like this:

function myFunction() {
    window.print();
    window.setTimeout(function () {
        $.xhrPool.abortAll()
    }, 100);
}