Summary of the various ways javascript refreshes the parent page

Refresh the parent iframe with the iframe, pop-up child page

<script language=JavaScript> 
parent.location.reload(); 
</script>

Pop-up subpage

<script language=JavaScript> 
window.opener.location.reload(); 
</script>

The child window refreshes the parent window

<script language=JavaScript> 
self.opener.location.reload(); 
</script>

Refreshes the window that opens with the open() method

<script language=JavaScript> 
window.opener.location.href=window.opener.location.href; 
</script>

Refreshes the window that opens with the winodw.showmodeldialog () method

<script language="javascript"> 
window.parent.dialogArguments.document.execCommand('Refresh'); 
</script>