A regular link with _blank gets opened in tab but a JS window.open(url, “_blank”); open a new window?

Question

When i use regular links with target="_blank" i get a new tab opened but when i use a JS window.open(url, "_blank"); i get a new window instead(im using it from a Response.Write()), same browser same settings, why? I need the JS to react the same way as the link!

Answer 1

Try inserting the link into the page and setting it's style so that it is hidden from the viewport. You would then, instead of window.open(url, "_blank"); , call $( 'link-selector' ).click(); . Note that I haven't tested it, maybe some browsers will block the new tab from being opened.